Show FIRST AID aiato to th the 0 aa AILING HOUSE by roberc whitman QUESTION how should plaster walls that show dampness through the wallpaper be Area treated some say that using black asphaltum asp hallum on the wall would waterproof it but how will wallpaper be over this material aluminum paint is said sa id to be good for sealing the wall but will wallpaper hold over this ANSWER I 1 would not advise using black asphaltum for this purpose your wallpaper may be pulpy and absorbent and probably the plaster also absorbs and holds much of the dampness from the air before re papering and after removing the present paper try the effect of pai painting fiting the ahe walls with good aluminum paint let this dry apply a glue size and then hang a washable type of wallpaper or an oilcloth type of wall oo covering vering if there is excessive moisture inthe in the air of your house try to locate the cause QUESTION there is a 44 ring in the colling ceiling where some patching had been doni done will this correct itself if the ceiling is rc re papered after alaise a lapse of several e ra months ANSWER it is possible that the plaster may have disintegrated from excessive damp dampness or leakage and the tha discoloration s should hould be examined by a plasterer and taken care of before paper is hung when the patching was done it may be that not enough plaster was cutout cut out and a damaged area still remains |