UPDATE - I can't post the pictures as apparently I've not posted enough topics! Anyone know how I can add a photo?
AAM doesn't support uploading photos. Upload them to an online service such as picasa and link to them there.
Ah right, if you want, PM me the links and I'll add them to your post. Posting links is disabled for new members to stop the spammers.
chabsey where in the country are you, and maybe we can get some recommendations to you. as the poster above suggests its relavitively straight forward for an arch or surveyor to offer an opinion and remedial options
Might make more sense to merge them both but I couldn't get the site to do that, presumably it's a moderator-only function.
Hi chabsey,
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In my case, I abandoned efforts to vent the cavity. The internal insulation has worked well for me but I put this down to very very meticulous attention to sealing the vapour barrier on the warm side of the insulation.
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id question whether your house is suitable for drylining. could you call in an experienced architect used to dealing with old buildings or at least get a specialist contractor to assess the walls and construction before going ahead.The walls are indeed those 2-3ft thick type you mention, old style stone walls. Just to get this straight as you sound like you'd had a very similar issue, are you happy with the solution or have you had problems?
In terms of the venting they would presumably be (builder will put them in) vents quite high up and outside they would be covered with a plastic or metal louvre which would stop mice getting in I'd hope.
Also, you mention very meticulous detail in sealing the vapour barrier - I'm not sure the builder has mentioned a vapour barrier at all. As far as I know he talked of doing what I describe above and then plastering over the drylined walls. Did you add an extra vapour barrier?
Unfortunately living in the property for any length of time isn't an option as it's primarily a holiday home although that may change.
only saw this nowBased in Dublin but the house is in Wexford. I'm trying to find a list of registered / recommended heritage surveyors in Wexford and am not getting anything.
Any idea of the cost of one of these surveys? It's a 3 bed old farmhouse, nothing huge, not a listed building or anything.
where you living?I have a problem with rising damp in an old apartment building, built in 1962, in a warm climate.
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