Hacking off Bonding Plaster to Stop Damp Bridging as Plaster too Close to Ground?
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:06 pm
Hello all,
Damp proof professional tells me that damp proof course in an old terrace house should still be working (well within guarantee date) but reckons problem is the plaster - a bonding mix which he believes is too close to the ground and therefore bridging the damp proof course. Does this sound correct?
His suggested remedy is to kango-hammer hack off the bonding 2 inches up from floor level in first instance, let it dry for 2-4 weeks and see if this works. If not he says I may then have to go about a foot up the wall.
Does this sound reasonable as another damp proof guy said I should have full damp proof done, you know the one with 1 metre of plaster/bonding should be hacked off.
One other question, the bonding as I'm sure you're all aware is a nightmare to get off. After working on away on it with a kango there remains splodge off it utterly welded to the wall. Your average bloke (like me) would say I'm back to the bare brick, but can these splodges of plaster/bonding still possibly cause problems with damp??
All help greatly appreciated, thanks!
Does this sound correct as another damp prof guy recommended
Damp proof professional tells me that damp proof course in an old terrace house should still be working (well within guarantee date) but reckons problem is the plaster - a bonding mix which he believes is too close to the ground and therefore bridging the damp proof course. Does this sound correct?
His suggested remedy is to kango-hammer hack off the bonding 2 inches up from floor level in first instance, let it dry for 2-4 weeks and see if this works. If not he says I may then have to go about a foot up the wall.
Does this sound reasonable as another damp proof guy said I should have full damp proof done, you know the one with 1 metre of plaster/bonding should be hacked off.
One other question, the bonding as I'm sure you're all aware is a nightmare to get off. After working on away on it with a kango there remains splodge off it utterly welded to the wall. Your average bloke (like me) would say I'm back to the bare brick, but can these splodges of plaster/bonding still possibly cause problems with damp??
All help greatly appreciated, thanks!
Does this sound correct as another damp prof guy recommended