mike2020

Dry lining a 300 yr old house agreed...No expert but i bow to you rounduit as you have more experience than me.

https://www.heritage-house.org/damp-and-condensation/managing-damp-in-old-buildings.html Why do people on this forum think one fix fits all..... gypsum plaster and cement render and modern day paints are death to older ie 300 yr houses, dry lineing is bs ! Rising damp is also bs also they have built houses on stilts in holland for 500 yrs no damp problem . The uk is the only first world country in the world with a damp proof industry worth billions a year its all BS. i will post this link again on the thread if you have something to say please be contructive not bs which is ninety percent of replies ie scottish john

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Thinking of putting a simple vent front and back in the roof space now this is a method used in america i lived their for a while and this was a common method used there. Will be switching the current roof insulation out for a more traditional sheep wool mix which should allow the roof to breathe also.

All the beams will still be in view just you won't be able to see floor boards above maybe 20mm diff in height of ceiling ..Yes agreed need to render boards first then plaster.. 10 yrs wow big part of your life i know admire you rountuit... I want to do it right but the is a budget also and agreed iam just the custodian the house now looks like a 1960's nightmare all the beams where covered in ply and polystyrene tiles . Iam retired and iam treating it like a job max 50 hours a week so lucky there. You give great solid advice and will try to keep the house historicly correct as possible it was two cottages knocked into one house in the 1920's link here roundtuit +gus https://rightmove.co.uk/properties/110459186#/media?id=media0&channel=RES_BUY

Hi gus their are to two large wooden beams across each room with ten wooden cross beams tide in to main beams in 3 sections of the ceilings wooden floor boards above...They where originally no plaster no nothing just beams with floor boards above . I had the house surveyed last week from the english heritage recommended surveyor he said i can use wood wool boards then lime plaster over which will both insulate and allow the house to breath also.

Sound advice gus have had roof repaired last week the was a couple of leeks but small stone roof, the is no ventilation so good point...Will be fitting automatic dehumidfiers ducted one upstairs and downstairs to control the dew point of the house. We will for sure take plenty of pics during the process. Roof ventilation now never even thought of that thanks.

Agreed they say i need to render first but like anyother building supplier they always try to sell you more product than you need ...really was hoping someone on this forum had experience with this material long shot i know.

Hi in the process of taking all the cement render and gypsum plaster off my walls..will be using lime render and lime plaster on all the walls...The ceilings have got me a bit stumped have ripped all the old tiles and ply board (1960's ) off the ceilings to expose wood beams and cross beams. Will now put saviolt wood wool boards between each beam can i just lime plaster over the boards or will i need to render boards first ? I will be doing all the work myself so need some guidence thanks.

Just thinking of putting a multi fuel stove in now we need more heat oil boiler on all the time expensive....ground floor only 2 large rooms will heat that atleast.

HaHa maybe after we have finished renovation right now all the great features have been covered in what i can only say is a 1960's vibe right down to polystyrene tiles on the ceilings over plywood, covering all the lovely wood beams underneath. Lady who owned the building lived in it all her life and raised 4 kids she recently passed age 95.

Thanks BH ?

Wow thats quite an undertaking 4000 plus trees to be honest the ground here is not the best full of stone.

Thanks will check it out.

Removing all paint also has plastics in...will be using clay based paints only.

Yes you right watched the video big no no with this house hence why iam taking off previous owners cement render and gypsum plaster off the walls and using traditional lime render and plaster...lady next door has an acre or land behind the house doing nothing hmmn a thought.

Thanks will check that out on YT....iam fitting automatic dehumidefiers ducted in the house one upstairs one down which will control humidity and dewpoint of the house i was told wood wool boards where the best for ceiling spaces between wood joists then lime plaster over. i now wear pyjamas hahaha never used in my life.

Walls are solid stone not cavity so carn't do anything there iam putting in wood wool boards in the celing spaces between wood joists and will later lime plaster. already has double glazing quite new ....not sure what else i can do ASHP out i figured that but thanks .

Hi as the title says 17th century stone cottage rural location which now has a oil burning boiler, Carn't help but thinking the has got to be a better way of heating this house 2 bedroom but 5m sq rooms.. just paid £350 for 600 litres of oil which i was told will not heat my house for more than 7 or 8 weeks epc rating on the house is D. Is ASHP a possibility ? epc rating low or should i just bite the bullet and put electric boiler in. House is double glazed roof is insulated No cavity walls. Had multifuel burner in my last house and they are a pain to run also expensive with coal and wood prices shooting up. Iam in the process of striping all walls of gysum plaster and cement render replacing with lime render and lime plaster doing myself. I have traditional yorkstone floors on the ground level. can i have electric boiler ? Any advice greatly appreciated.

Great advice thanks.

Now going toatlly a different way striping all the cement render and gypsum plaster off all the walls ....going with lime mortar lime render lime plaster and installing wall duct mounted dehumidifeirs upstairs and downstairs which work automatic to humidity rate..stripping all paint inside and outside including wood and using clay based paints only for walls and linseed oil based paints on all wood work. will use woodwool boards for insulation. After getting a paid surveyor visit from english heritage surveyor cost £900 (well worth the money) he explained to me modern building techniques do not work on older buildings and are infact very harmfull all modern paints now contain plastic which basically trap moister in old stone buildings. Cement render did not happen till the 1920,s (cheap)onward and also trap moisture gypsum plaster and gypsum plaster boards(cheap) are even more harmfull to older buildings the stone and the house needs to breathe. Also will not be using any plastic fillers on wood etc will be using oakum. Infact he said the whole damp proof industry in the uk is a rip off and does not exist in anyother first world country in the world.... For anyone else undertaking a similar project please read this article it's very educational. https://www.heritage-house.org/damp-and-condensation/managing-damp-in-old-buildings.html Fact traditional building methods pre 1920 work better than modern day methods on older stone buidings. ps plz forgive any diction or spelling mistakes as english not my first language.

Hi moved from a house built in the 1820's to this one built 1723 will buy a dampmeter and give exact numbers soon if that helps.... Previous owners had the damp work done in are previous house .