Hello, I've been reading this forum for a while but this is my first question to you all. It would be great to get some advice on what I can do with this wall (see photos) in an upstairs room of a Victorian terrace.
The wall has the original lime plaster, but then a coat of what I think is emulsion paint. The plaster has blown in a few places and in the process of blowing in others, and there are some cracks across the wall. There are spots where the paint is flaking but it is mostly pretty well adhered. The other walls in the room are not too bad.
Behind the wall is the chimney stack between our house and next door. On the photos you can also see the adjoining internal lath and plaster wall (on the left) which also has cracks.
I suspect the plaster is blown because of moisture from the chimney coming through the wall and getting trapped behind non-breathable paint. In an ideal world I would strip the paint, remove any damaged plaster and patch with lime. But is removing this paint even possible? There's quite a lot to do! Removing all the plaster and starting again would be a big job.
Any advice much appreciated,
Chris
The wall has the original lime plaster, but then a coat of what I think is emulsion paint. The plaster has blown in a few places and in the process of blowing in others, and there are some cracks across the wall. There are spots where the paint is flaking but it is mostly pretty well adhered. The other walls in the room are not too bad.
Behind the wall is the chimney stack between our house and next door. On the photos you can also see the adjoining internal lath and plaster wall (on the left) which also has cracks.
I suspect the plaster is blown because of moisture from the chimney coming through the wall and getting trapped behind non-breathable paint. In an ideal world I would strip the paint, remove any damaged plaster and patch with lime. But is removing this paint even possible? There's quite a lot to do! Removing all the plaster and starting again would be a big job.
Any advice much appreciated,
Chris