Removing Old Plaster 

Yes. Thank you

Thanks... Yes nice to get rid of all the nasty plaster.

Yes.. also if source of moisture is removed it will die off... Thanks

Thank you

Thank you..

Yes years of damp... Cheers

Thank you .

Not sure it's like a root system...

Looks like wet rot fungus to me

It looks lioe dry rot to me which can get serious enough to cause structural problems. I'm no expert on fungi but I'd want to research that a bit.

It is dry rot fungus

@@acidlumin Tanking over it is not the answer then. It needs proper treatment.

yes without a doubt ... but still looking forward to putting it back together. thanks

I would say general condensation and the roof leaking, cold walls. Plaster has failed over time because of damp and drying out in summer. Which then makes the problem even worse. Bedrooms are prone to condensation when sleeping in the room. Insulation is the only solution. Thanks

@@PaintingandDecorating Yes thanks. I've the same problem as that. Shall I hack the affected damp off and dry it, then replaster it? Then insulate the wall as its cold and never used! Worried about if sweating though.

No it has no cavity and this is a belt and braces approach... Fix render and tank... Thanks

It's definitely a condensation issue - that's why it's detached from the wall at the bottom and not at the top. Victorian houses like this were built to have a coal fire burning all winter so it's kept above the dew point. Obviously now we don't have that, and who can afford for the central heating to be on all winter or keep the windows open to prevent condensation? Getting the wall to remain above the dew point would be my thinking - probably with insulated plasterboard.

@@chris-townson it's not condensation.. it's leaks and a small amount of condensation. No cavity and render needs fixing. Thanks

​@@chris-townson Outside render, inside gypsum plaster = disaster!

@@GretatheEvilGremlin whats the bet its blown/cracked cement render?!

Thank you..

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@@PaintingandDecorating wow that is coming off so easily!

Yes but it's twisted these days .

Some of it is not dry rot.. Dry rot is wood decay caused by one of several species of fungi that digest parts of the wood which give the wood strength and stiffness. It was previously used to describe any decay of cured wood in ships and buildings by a fungus which resulted in a darkly colored deteriorated and cracked condition.

Actually found out it's wet rot..

@@PaintingandDecorating Yep had it in my first property. Recognised it instantly.

Yes true.. may have to taste the job.. lol..

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