em
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Post by em on Mar 27, 2010 18:38:45 GMT 1
Can anyone who has experienced getting damp patches on the inside of their stone house through the winter provide any information on how they have dealt with it?
Thanks
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Post by 3lions on Mar 27, 2010 18:43:00 GMT 1
Oh yeah you can get a spray from any good DIY shop that you put on and then paint over no idea what its called in Cro, but I'm sure they will no what you mean. I had it for a couple of years but it is gone now. It is not a worry when it is on the walls but it can cause damage to cupboards and in the kitchen. Then again most people don't seen to worry about it. In the UK we tend to go for more expensive paints and use spet kitchen and bathroom paint. Maybe that would be a good thing to start selling out there. Perhaps you can get it there you would think so given the attacks of this green mould.
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Post by Aleksandra on Mar 27, 2010 22:54:36 GMT 1
One important thing about the stone houses is that there must be constant flow of air through the house. This means that if during the winter you close off your house and there is no air flow, the house may get damp. With allowing the air flow, there is less chance of house getting damp over the winter.
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em
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Post by em on Mar 28, 2010 12:09:15 GMT 1
I should clarify, this is damp ingress through the walls caused by raining water soaking through the mortar; it is not rising damp. It is causing salt formation on the inside plaster in one of the upstairs bedrooms and damp patches on the bare stone work downstairs.
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janan
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Post by janan on Mar 29, 2010 19:12:27 GMT 1
Friends of mine got some stuff that was sprayed onto the outside of their stone house to waterproof the building. When it dries, you can't tell it's there at all. I have no idea what it was called, but maybe the local builders suppliers might be able to help?
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Post by Frederick on Apr 10, 2010 17:11:02 GMT 1
To waterproof the outside you need something like Ceresit CR 166 which is available in Croatia. We brought some stuff down from Germany and gave the house 2 coats. Unfortunetly we had holes in the 'fuga' and the water was running in these and then coming out on the inside in various places. You should check if there are any small holes on the outside of the wall.
Cheers.
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