Nicely done!
But you have it easy! Here it's blasted stone in the foundation wall, anything but a smooth surface, and I'm afraid the mortar between the stones is about as soft as the plaster. So I'm a bit concerned about how it will work. But well, time will tell
But you have it easy! Here it's blasted stone in the foundation wall, anything but a smooth surface, and I'm afraid the mortar between the stones is about as soft as the plaster. So I'm a bit concerned about how it will work. But well, time will tell
Now that I've removed the plaster, I guess it's quite "simple," but that damn träullitsisolation created more problems than I dared to anticipate. Once I had chiseled everything away, the surface was way too uneven for the angle grinder's dust extraction hood, and as a bonus, the last vacuum cleaner bag tore (brilliant preparation and timing on my part), so I had to go without it, causing the HEPA filter in the vacuum cleaner to clog up constantly, and the suction power became...not great. I had to stop now and then because I couldn't see what I was doing due to all the dust...
So, you're saying your foundation wall is built with rubble stone? The mortar is most likely lime mortar, the same as in my basement. You should give it a try and see how it goes, but if you don't manage to remove the plaster, I'm willing to give you a pass and let you frame up a drywall
In the laundry room, I considered attaching a plaster mesh to the wall and then plastering with a cement-based mortar to create a good base for tiles, but I abandoned that idea since it felt a bit untested...otherwise, it's probably possible to tile with lime mortar too, even though it really is too weak for tiles. In the end, I chose to do as I've done in the rest of the basement, sand off the paint, replaster the walls with lime mortar, and then whitewash. It actually turns out great.
So, you're saying your foundation wall is built with rubble stone? The mortar is most likely lime mortar, the same as in my basement. You should give it a try and see how it goes, but if you don't manage to remove the plaster, I'm willing to give you a pass and let you frame up a drywall
In the laundry room, I considered attaching a plaster mesh to the wall and then plastering with a cement-based mortar to create a good base for tiles, but I abandoned that idea since it felt a bit untested...otherwise, it's probably possible to tile with lime mortar too, even though it really is too weak for tiles. In the end, I chose to do as I've done in the rest of the basement, sand off the paint, replaster the walls with lime mortar, and then whitewash. It actually turns out great.