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PeteW
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 Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: Interior Wall fix |
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Hi Guys and Gals..
As mentioned in a previous post, I have moved into an old cottage and all though there is no serious structual work needing doing right away there are a few jobs to tidy up and do.
We have a wall in our hall that leads from the old part of the cottage to the new extension. This wall has bulged out over time and the plaster crack.
The picture is after pulling away loose bits to see what we would find.. the rest is.. well as I'm sure some of you will know, you just can't stop picking!! :)
We're down to stone, brick, wood, slate and rubble.
What advice would you give to get the wall back to presentable.
I'm thinking we need to strip back all the loose stuff and old plaster/cement.
What shall I fill gaps with? and once gaps are filled should I just dry wall adhesive and plaster board?
Thanks for any advice! :)
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wadge
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Back to brick and dot and dab I would guess?
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PeteW
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Wadge.. yes that's what I was thinking... I wonder should I just use a cement mix to fill between the brick work before the dot and dab or is there a better compound/method?
Thanks for the reply.
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marc1106
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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id go for a cement render first to fill the biggest gaps then D&Dab plasterboard over that
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marc1106
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PETE u beat me to it by seconds 
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PeteW
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| Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject: |
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The second vote for cement gaps is cool though! :) cheers
Pete
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Mooncat
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I see, a thin veneer of respectability over some dire structure, happens all the time. 
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Tryanything
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I would be inclined to use a sand and cement render to bind it all together
and finish with a skim coat of plaster
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PeteW
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:10 am Post subject: |
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Cool.. I'll go with the general consensus then...
To be honest we knew we would find things like this.. the cottage is nigh on 350 years old and has had an extension added on in the last 20 years that doubled the size.. theres loads of ancient manx stone walls along side crappy brick walls and really thick walls that are just packed with rubble and mud kept together with wood slates criss crossing and then cement over the top... its all such a mystery! :)
I'll keep you posted 
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darrenba
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 7:10 am Post subject: |
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I think in such an old building you'll be better off using lime render/plaster as the building needs to breathe. I'm currently living in a 400 year old cob cottage and where cement render has been used in the past it has ended up bulging and falling off. We've since replaced using lime render/plaster and it's been fine.
Have a read of this article
http://www.periodpropertyshop.co.uk/acatalog/Plastering.html
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ultimatehandyman
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:44 am Post subject: |
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If you go down the lime plaster route-
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PeteW
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| So just fill up with the lime plaster then dot and dab?
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ultimatehandyman
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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I would just fill the gaps with mortar and then Dot & Dab over the top, but it depends on if you want to use traditional methods or modern methods. It would be the modern method for me 
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izalarfin
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| good video admin
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PeteW
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| Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Update..
Having ripped some plaster and plasterboard off, I'm now finding old wood lattice frames filled with cement and slate..
I'm happy pulling mortar and plasterboard away from the wall but getting a bit stuck as to what to do now with this.
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