Trusted Damage Restoration Services in Witney

This is interesting (even if we say ourselves)! 🔥 Old open fireplaces that were used for burning logs and coal, and are refurbished into something else, such as this tall cupboard, can suffer specific damp problems... The burning of coal produces sulphate salts and wood ash contains potassium oxide. These are examples of hygroscopic salts, meaning they attract moisture from the atmosphere. The salts become ingrained in the surrounding masonry and you, the proud owner, are left with a damp cupboard... Tricky to remove as the salts are in the fabric of the building, our solution was to hack off the old plaster and replace it with lime plaster. Lime lets the stonework beneath it 'breathe' and so moisture can escape. This should put an end to the damp getting trapped and leaving further salt deposits, and the cupboard stays nice and dry 😃...