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Interior lime re-plastering
How pressing is this? Lime work is pricey and it could be that sorting out your guttering stops any penetrating damp.
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Well it's holding up but you can see the plaster's blown away from the inside of the wall.
I think the guttering and re-pointing will sort the damp so perhaps it's the bit that can wait.
Was pondering doing it myself but it's in the living room and I'm not sure I fancy looking at my poor plastering efforts every night...
nankatsu
It looks like we're finally buying somewhere but it'll stretch our budget to the max and there's a fair amount that needs doing to the house.
My wife has been busy thinking up how to spend what little extra we'll have on making the house look nice and liveable (which is good) but she's happily ignoring the pressing remedial issues.
They are:
Guttering replacement/repair
Repointing (wrong type was used and some has blown)
Interior lime re-plastering (again wrong type was used)
Cellar has large cracks that need helical stitching and proper re-rendering
The first three are connected in that the guttering has been leaking, leading to wet exterior walls and one interior wall.
I'm thinking I could get away with delaying the cellar repairs for a while and prioritising the guttering, then repointing and interior repairs?
Any recommendations for guttering in SE London (will post on trades thread too)?