Quick back-story - I own a Victorian house that has, no surprises, some damp issues. We think we found the external causes which have been rectified, stripped back internal plaster where it was blown, left to dry out for a few weeks then re-plastered and painted. Within a week we've had damp patches starting to show again (hasn't rained much during this period) suggesting to me either we didn't leave it long enough to dry out or there still may be further causes. Either way, I'm due to rent the house out in 5 weeks time for about 9 months, so don't have time to play the waiting game while the walls dry, or do any further major repairs outside (we've already done a lot, and there's no other obvious things we can do short of completely re-rendering two outdoor walls) so need a simple medium term solution...
I wanted to get some more experienced opinions on a slightly left field idea... I think the bricks probably need to dry out more but it needs to be presentable for renting - I'm thinking about stripping all the damp walls back to brick, and putting up brick wall tiles - I'm thinking as there's no plaster, no paint, the whole wall should be breathable allowing everything to dry out over the next few months, and I won't have tenants complaining because it looks fine and there shouldn't be any damp patches.
...thoughts?
I wanted to get some more experienced opinions on a slightly left field idea... I think the bricks probably need to dry out more but it needs to be presentable for renting - I'm thinking about stripping all the damp walls back to brick, and putting up brick wall tiles - I'm thinking as there's no plaster, no paint, the whole wall should be breathable allowing everything to dry out over the next few months, and I won't have tenants complaining because it looks fine and there shouldn't be any damp patches.
...thoughts?
