Keeping the Walls Warm . . .

After the wall in the downstairs bedroom, time to tackle the ones upstairs.  This time we don't think it's actual damp, but condensation from the cold outside wall leading to damp and mouldy wallpaper around all the windows.

So we've replaced the existing paper with an insulated thermal version.




Now we have nicely decorated cream walls - no black patches or damp - will have to see how it holds up in the colder weather (assuming we get some this year!).

Decor Done

Finally finished the downstairs guest bedroom - floor done - wall round the window sealed, and plastered over.  Time to varnish the new skirting boards, and paint the walls and radiator.

All done now - looking good - just hope the window area is fixed and the water stays out!

Sealing out the Damp

We've had a long-standing problem with damp in the wall round the window frame in the downstairs guest bedroom . . .  and since we had the builders coming back to extend the wooden floor into that room, we thought we might as well add this job to their list!

First task was to chip away the plaster and see what was actually going on - as suspected there was practically no cavity between the inner and outer walls, and the damp proof liner didn't extend round far enough.

The solution has been to cover the affected sections of wall with a bitumen paint to hopefully seal out the damp.


The boys will be back then to concrete and plaster over the exposed brick, and make good.  Fingers crossed this works!