Curing damp the traditional way:
Traditional Cottage Dollar
Dollar, Clackmannanshire
This 18th-century stone and lime cottage in Dollar was suffering from damp. We investigated the causes of moisture in the walls and put in place practical, traditional solutions for the owner.
The challenge
Moisture was being retained in the masonry walls. Concrete paving against the wall base and adjoining boundary walls were feeding water into the building.
Our solution
We removed the concrete paving at the wall base and installed drainage, removed adjoining boundary walls that were channelling moisture, scraped damaged render back to a sound base and applied a thin lime harl and limewash.
“Thank you very much for all the work that you and your team have put into this cottage. I am very pleased with the result.”
Private clientHomeowner, Clackmannanshire
Outcomes
Causes, not symptoms
Sources of moisture removed rather than masked.
Breathable finish
Thin lime harl and limewash let the walls dry.
Proportionate repair
A practical solution sized to a small cottage.
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