Damp ruins plaster. It leaves tide marks, peeling paint, crumbling walls and a musty smell, and if the plaster is not replaced with the right materials, the problem shows straight through again.
Skim Infusion replasters damp-affected walls, helps tackle condensation and mould, and installs tanking and membrane systems for cellars and basements. We work across Aldershot, Farnborough, Farnham, Fleet, Camberley and the surrounding towns.
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Replastering only lasts if the source of the damp has been dealt with. Common causes include leaking gutters and downpipes, high ground levels against the wall, failed render, plumbing leaks, poor ventilation and missing or failed damp-proof courses.
If you are not sure what is causing your damp, we recommend getting the cause properly identified before replastering.
When damp has affected a wall, the old plaster is often contaminated with salts that keep drawing in moisture. Simply skimming over it does not work. We:
On older solid-walled homes we may recommend lime plaster instead.
Learn more about lime plastering.
Black mould on walls, ceilings and around windows is usually caused by condensation, not rising damp. Warm, moist air from cooking, showers and drying clothes hits cold walls and turns to water.
We can help by:
Below-ground rooms such as cellars and basements need a different approach, because water pressure from the surrounding ground pushes moisture through the walls. We install:
A studded membrane fixed to the wall that lets water drain away behind it, ready for plasterboard or plaster
A waterproof coating applied directly to the wall before plastering
We will recommend the most suitable system for your cellar and how you want to use it.
No. Plastering over a damp wall without fixing the cause and using the right materials leads to the damp coming straight back through.
If the mould is on the coldest parts of the room, such as corners, behind furniture and around windows, and it is worse in winter, condensation is the most likely cause.
Not at the moment. We can recommend a surveyor and then carry out the replastering.
We are based in Aldershot and work across north-east Hampshire and west Surrey. Choose your town to see local work and reviews.
Call 01252 000000 or send us photos of the damp through the form.
