Dry Lining A Cellar

Dry lining now refers mainly to covering internal walls with plasterboard.

Dry lining a cellar.

One of the most common ways of making your cellar dry and inviting is to add a second false wall so to speak over the wall surface and a popular way that has been used for some time is to install gyproc plasterboards but special ones with have a waterproof layer on one side. It took a whole day but even by the end of the day the basement already felt warmer and dryer. Being below ground the earth surrounding the cellar acts as a route for water to enter through the walls. I own a terrace with a reasonably dry cellar brick floor and walls approx 15 x15 x7.

Sealing the walls using a surface coating known as wet basement tanking. Wooden paneling but this tends to rot. Through the use of membrane systems. Where you can talk to waterproof people.

In order to prevent this from happening the walls must be fully waterproofed. Property repair systems is open for business 01626 872886. The plasterboard is either stuck on the walls or fixed to a timber or steel frame which is attached to the walls. So dry lining was invented and from this has evolved the air gap or cavity drain membrane a dimpled plastic sheet which because of the dimples allows air to freely circulate.

Cellar tanking products are designed for application onto damp substrates. Tanking slurry requires at least two coats. Tim installed drainage channels around the perimeter and a membrane lining to the entire floor area. Dry lining has several advantages over the wet finish in that it can be installed much more quickly especially in the case where it is stuck to the walls using a mix of plaster as adhesive.

If your cellar walls are relatively dry you should wet out the substrate fully with clean water making sure it is damp but with no standing or surface water before applying the tanking. There are several ways to do this. As the drainage channels were being dug out we could see the water puddling at the bottom. How would one dry line it to expel any dampness.

I am thinking along the lines of a plastic membrane on the floor under a screed say 4 thick insulation. This prevents moisture from being trapped as in conventional. I have been hassled by the wife to turn it into another useable room.