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Thanks. I take it you are politely telling me that any idea of doing this myself is a fantasy? I rather suspected it might be. Assuming (and I need to double check) that the plaster that remains is firmly attached to the laths, and that each patch is going to be less than a square metre...

I am contemplating buying a repossession that needs a lot of work. It will eventually need remodelling of kitchen and bathroom but the immediate need is to patch lath and plaster walls. The plaster has been deliberately damaged and I think what remains is probably ok. Not sure how expensive...

Thank you. That's mor eor less what I feared. New roof, probable damp at back plus new bathroom and kitchen required = walk away.

I have been looking at a 1930s house that was built with solid rather than cavity walls. Some 5 years or so ago the owner had the external walls treated by a company called Rockex-HP. I have no idea how useful (or useless) such a treatment was. What concerns me is the extent to which it may...