Plastering a 1910 home with damp issues and conflicting advice
Hi. We live in an early 1900's Edwardian house in Northern Ireland. We are having issues with damp and high humidity. We got a damp survey done recently and it recommended getting the plaster chipped off, letting the walls dry out over a period of 6ish months, and getting the walls lime plastered as it's breathable. (We have no cavity, solid walls).
I'm having a really hard time finding someone to do lime plastering. Every contractor I speak to says they don't do it as it's too expensive etc. They all suggest something different, with one suggesting thermal boarding the interior walls and skimming over the top.
We're at a real loss with what to do. Is it worth continuing to search for someone who can lime plaster and paying about double for it? Or do we give up and trust the contractors that their solution won't cause more damp?