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Sealing old Rubble wall near the coast

  • 01-02-2016 4:10pm
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    Dinny76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33 ✭


    We have a holiday home in Wexford which is open to the elements (few fields from the Irish sea). It is built from stone and I would assume lime plastered. There are a number of cracks in the plaster and there is some dampness in the house. There is a good bit of dry lining done inside on battens and there is signs of discoloration on them . We have fixed the normal issues like repairs to gutter, checked drains, replaced a roof that had to low of a pitch for slates and now moving on to bigger projects

    We are going to replace the old aluminium windows as they have no vents and a good few have condensation in the pains. I think this could be leading to a lot of the damp issues especially if the house can go for a month or two with out being opened

    Up stairs we have damp in the floor and need to repair a rotten joist. this could be partly down to the gutters which are now repaired

    The house is quiet warm and we are not too concerned about improving insulation values as we are not there for long periods and dont see the payback. Just want to reduce dampness and not want to spend money on something and then have to do it all over again in 5 years as it it was the wrong option.

    Would it be better to remove and replaster with Lime or is external insulation an option. All the treads I have come across rule out normal cement render is this true? What would be the best option? The budget will be tight as we are trying to do a few things.

    Thanks for any help


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