Solution for damp patches on chimney breast?
Solution for damp patches on chimney breast?
I have recently had a room decorated in my old Victorian terrace house, where there is a chimney breast. The wall covering the chimney breast was previously covered with old lining paper so I was not aware of any damp issues. A few weeks after decorating during some cold and rainy weather, some damp patches appeared in the new paint in the chimney breast area.
After some reading around I am pretty sure that this is related to hygroscopic salts in the brick/plaster attracting moisture from...
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by DanielWestern
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Solution for damp patches on chimney breast?
I have recently had a room decorated in my old Victorian terrace house, where there is a chimney breast. The wall covering the chimney breast was previously covered with old lining paper so I was not aware of any damp issues. A few weeks after decorating during some cold and rainy weather, some damp patches appeared in the new paint in the chimney breast area.
After some reading around I am pretty sure that this is related to hygroscopic salts in the brick/plaster attracting moisture from...
Read more
by DanielWestern
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum