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Plastering & Rendering

Plaster will just not dry

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.47 PM

Hi its been over 1 month an a half since I had my plasterering done. All across the house has dried apart from some areas still patchy and will not dry. I live in a mid terrace house. I have had all my windows open so it air drys still not drying. The areas that are not drying a plasterer where the bonding is. But I have had bonding in other areas and they are drues fine.Anyone have any answer to this? And what I can do to dry the areas?

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4 Answers

Triple K Construction Ltd

Rating: 5 out of 5
Batley
They don’t explain if was partition wall, ceiling, or dot and dab, maybe too much thickness of adhesive used as dots,,or walls been bonded , and is winter and take longer do dry , but in one month should be dried already .
Answered7 March 2020
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M-P-M Midlands Plastering Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Kidderminster
it sounds like you have a damp wall ie from rising damp? you don't say what wall it is. outside wall? did you have damp patch on walls before plastering if so your plasterer should have pointed it out to you before they skimmed it how far up the wall is it if the wall has damp it will not dry out becouse its the damp coming though the plaster did it have damp patch before you had it plasted
Answered7 March 2020
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R C Plastering

Rating: 5 out of 5
Littleborough
The walls should be dry by now so it does seem to indicate another issue. If it’s on an outside wall it could be water crossing the cavity somehow by a blockage. If it’s above windows or doors it could be blocked weep holes in the brickwork outside or a blocked cavity tray. Quite often damp patches appear on the bottom of chimney breasts, either the capping or flashing is allowing water to come down the chimney and pool at the bottom. I hope this helps.
Answered9 March 2020
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C&C Plastering

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Birmingham
If the area that is still damp and there are no other reason or indications of water ingress then the walls should dry out over time. Especially with the warmer approaching weather. If the wall is still wet in a few weeks then they be a problem due to water penetration from a source. But I’m confident the walls will dry out.
Answered9 March 2020
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