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I might test out the Klingstrip with a view to stripping the paint and seeing what I'm faced with. This is the only room which was painted, with wallpaper over lime plaster elsewhere. Luckily this house hasn't been 'modernised' or redecorated too much. Regarding the plaster, it looks like it's mainly just lime plaster on this wall but with a few gypsum patches in places. Should I be trying to add some ventilation where (I think) the fireplaces were? Should I try to cover the chimney pots in a better way? Of the 5 openings one goes to a gas fire, one to an open fireplace but the other 3 fireplaces are bricked up with no kind of ventilation. The photo below shows top of the chimney and how they are covered (unfortunately I didn't take any of the rest of the chimney when I was up there a couple of years ago). However, because the main plaster damage is about a metre down from the ceiling (rather then at the top) could it be that water is going down the chimney and then soaking through into the wall that way? The damaged patch would be about 2-3 metres down from the outside part of the chimney on the roof. I'll have a look inside the attic too, for signs of water. I'll see if I can check the flashing as there might well be rain getting in between the chimney and the tiles in very wet weather, but it's a bit tricky to see it close up as it's a three story house. I think the damage has happened over a long period of time as, as far as I remenber it was like this when I moved in 3 years ago. Thanks for all the replies - very useful to hear your thoughts.Īnd yes, I do need to cure the underlying problem with the chimney. 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. Remove furniture, area rugs, draperies and other items, then cover the floor, counters and appliances with thick plastic sheeting. In an ideal world I would strip the paint, remove any damaged plaster and patch with lime. I suspect the plaster is blown because of moisture from the chimney coming through the wall and getting trapped behind non-breathable paint. On the photos you can also see the adjoining internal lath and plaster wall (on the left) which also has cracks. The other walls in the room are not too bad.īehind the wall is the chimney stack between our house and next door. There are spots where the paint is flaking but it is mostly pretty well adhered. The plaster has blown in a few places and in the process of blowing in others, and there are some cracks across the wall. The wall has the original lime plaster, but then a coat of what I think is emulsion paint. 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. Hello, I've been reading this forum for a while but this is my first question to you all.