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Will I have to replace a damp ceiling in a Victorian house
Anonymous user 14/03/2024 - 2.33 PM
A had a new boiler fitted and the plumber didn't fit one of the connections properly which led to a small damp patch on the ceiling below. He came to fix it but the damp patch has got worse and now an area of the ceiling is damp and the paper comes off easily. I'm now worried I'll have to get the ceiling repaired once I fix the leak or if it dries out will it be ok, thank you
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Anonymous user
if your house is victorian you will have what we call lath and plaster which is litte bits of wood coverd by sand and cement if you have fixed the leek you need to look if there is a bump were the leak was if ther is this is known in the trade as blown ie cement has come away from lathes wood in witch case needs removeing and fixing can be made good or can be rescimmed re tacking with plasterboared may be k depending on size of coveing if you have it
Answered19 April 2017
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