jenf
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Hello,
New to the forum here and hoping someone might be able to help, please.
Our house is timber frame, tile hung on the upper floor (brick built ground floor) approx 1850, maybe earlier. We have lath & lime plaster walls on timber struts and then tiles hung, no insulation, etc. When we first moved in about 5.5yrs ago we didn't know much about old houses, especially timber frame. The bedrooms were in much need of replastering and a plasterer did so on top of the lime plaster, no plaster board. Little did we know back then that this was probably not the right thing to do (!). Since then we smell damp plaster in the bedrooms when it rains. So I'm guessing it's the rain coming through the gaps in tiles and the lime plaster not being able to breathe properly.
Any ideas / advice on the best thing to do? Rip off all the new and old plaster, plaster board on the struts and then re-plaster again....?
Many thanks in advance.
New to the forum here and hoping someone might be able to help, please.
Our house is timber frame, tile hung on the upper floor (brick built ground floor) approx 1850, maybe earlier. We have lath & lime plaster walls on timber struts and then tiles hung, no insulation, etc. When we first moved in about 5.5yrs ago we didn't know much about old houses, especially timber frame. The bedrooms were in much need of replastering and a plasterer did so on top of the lime plaster, no plaster board. Little did we know back then that this was probably not the right thing to do (!). Since then we smell damp plaster in the bedrooms when it rains. So I'm guessing it's the rain coming through the gaps in tiles and the lime plaster not being able to breathe properly.
Any ideas / advice on the best thing to do? Rip off all the new and old plaster, plaster board on the struts and then re-plaster again....?
Many thanks in advance.