Plastering & Rendering

Skimmed ceilings emit "damp" plaster smell a year after work completed

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.46 PM

I had several ceilings skimmed over a year ago and painted them using watered down paint and then two coats of matt emulsion. Recently there has been a damp plaster smell coming from these rooms whenever any damp washing is put in an adjacent room (the smell goes once the washing is dry, and no, it is not the washing itself that smells). The obvious solution is not to put washing indoors but this is not very practical in winter. Is there a method of "sealing" the ceilings to prevent any moisture reaching the plaster and the smell being emitted? Would an additional coat of paint resolve the issue? Thanks for any help