I have recently bought a 1904 tenement flat which requires skimming and plastering throughout. A couple of the rooms have stripped bk directly to the stone wall so am I right in understanding I have to use lime cement in order to ensure the walls breathe? My problem and next question is, in the hall way when stripping wallpaper I have discovered what seems to be a paper/or baking of sorts, brown with a floral design. It’s not coming off with a steamer and is so thin I can’t scape it off. There has been very minisual patches where I’ve got back to the stone. I’d like to plaster this and I read that folk suggest bonding it and then skimming over the top however I understood that bonding would seal the wall and not allow it to breathe essentially undermining the use of lime plaster? Can anyone advise how I should tackle this without storing up damp issues for later down the line?
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Hello never use bonding on the stone wall use a limelight renovation plaster this is purchased from Huy grey is has all the property you need including Sault inhibitors non combustion and damp proofing and breathable it costs about £37 a bag don't go for the cheep and Nasty bonding as this will draw moisture in and give you a headache when you have use limelight plaster cover with a multi finish not board finish as board finish is a low suchion hope this helps regards Charles
Limemorter plastering with a lime putty finish will allow your home to move & not cause cracks also when decorating you will need to use lime wash paints.
Using Thistle bonding coat will cause damp problem as older building have a slate damp cause that breaks down over the yrs the bong coat stuck any damp rising hope this helps.
Hi, there are many modern products offering the benefits of lime and sand with extra properties. I would look at Limegreen’s website. All natural products using putty lime with lime finish.
Don’t use a lime floating ( roughing, backing) coat then ruin it using gypsum finish. The guy was wrong to say multi finish over limelite as they produce their own finish. He may be thinking of dri-coat. A gypsum finish does not breathe. Not do modern paints. So lime / sand roughing, lime finish ( solo is good) and a mineral/ clay paint or lime wash paint. Hope this helps. Good luck
