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Default Plasterboard for previous contaminated plaster

On 2 Feb, 23:09, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
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However walls are very slow to dry out. If you use distemper rather
than emulsion you'll keep the pb/paint barrier porous, which will aid
in drying out.


Yeah Might take as long as a week indoors this time of year with CH on..


for the surface maybe, but most walls arent paper thin. Allow about 3
weeks per inch IIRC. If youre plastering before then, porous lets it
keep drying.


NT