Bit weird, so they havent plastered over the concrete to give it a smooth finish?
It is concrete over brick. Whichever cowboy they used to rewire the place has filled in the channel he knocked out for a light switch with plaster though.
I can only assume that the walls have been cement rendered for reasons to do with damp and/ or the type of brickwork . Has the house been rendered/dashed on the outside, has a cavity wall / solid wall and a DPM. If the house had failed dpm it would, in the old days , been cement rendered up to the height of around 1 metre and then plastered above..It is concrete over brick. Whichever cowboy they used to rewire the place has filled in the channel he knocked out for a light switch with plaster though.
I can only assume that the walls have been cement rendered for reasons to do with damp and/ or the type of brickwork . Has the house been rendered/dashed on the outside, has a cavity wall / solid wall and a DPM. If the house had failed dpm it would, in the old days , been cement rendered up to the height of around 1 metre and then plastered above..
Is it cement rendered upstairs ?
In fairness to the electrician you shouldn't cement render over electrics because of the acidic reaction in the render.
If it's that it may be best to reline it fp.It's all the internal walls, load bearing ones included, @skybluetony176
i think it's probably rendered on to cinder blocks like you say, just not something I expected. I actually quite like exposed concrete (must be a Cov thing). Just working out what to do with it once it is stripped, it all looks in better condition than the paper covering suggested oddly.
That's the plan but need to do something about the botched wall where they've cut away the concrete for a fireplace or something and just slapped plaster on its place unevenlyIf it's that it may be best to reline it fp.
One that saves at least one coat of paint and guarantees the paint will take to the paper , not guaranteed onto the cement . Also that cement surface is prone to crack a lot if you have to fix anything to the wall involving hammering , drilling etc.
Plasterboard the whole wall.That's the plan but need to do something about the botched wall where they've cut away the concrete for a fireplace or something and just slapped plaster on its place unevenly
Depending on how bad that is could you float a coat of dry lining compound or some easysand to even it out?That's the plan but need to do something about the botched wall where they've cut away the concrete for a fireplace or something and just slapped plaster on its place unevenly
Expensive, if you just plan on wallpapering then there's really no need to, especially if it's the wall joining your house to neighbours.Plasterboard the whole wall.
It's not expensive if you can dot and dab tapered board, scroll and skim the joints yourself.Expensive, if you just plan on wallpapering then there's really no need to, especially if it's the wall joining your house to neighbours.
Glad it's not a major problem !Further inspection seems to suggest it's grey plaster, possibly Thistle Durafinish. It's just a bit stronger than standard plaster and grey rather than pink!
It's not expensive if you can dot and dab tapered board, scroll and skim the joints yourself.
Haha. It makes a bloody mess and covers you with white powder !I don't know what any of that even means, sounds painful ha ha. Safe to say I wouldn't be able to do it.
Haha. It makes a bloody mess and covers you with white powder !
Standard Saturday night in Earlsdon.
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