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Hi folks. I've just stripped the wallpaper off our bedroom, and revealed quite a variety of crumbling plasterwork underneath. We have a 100yr old terraced house, and the most recent plasterwork seems to have fallen off in places, leaving a grey layer about 10-15mm thick which I can see lies over the brickwork. The trouble with this grey layer is that it is turning to dust under my fingers. It's quite coarse, but easily rubs away when I put my hand to it.
So the question is - what should I do to fix this layer? I'm presuming that I'll need to fix it before getting someone in to replaster the whole room (hopefully properly this time!) Is there something I can spray on to bind it again?
In fact, now I come to think of it, the whole house seems to be turning to dust! The bare bricks on the chimney breast in the loft do the same, and I've been left with a gaping hole when trying to drill a 4mm hole for rawl plugs in internal walls. Should I be worried?! Ta for any pointers...
So the question is - what should I do to fix this layer? I'm presuming that I'll need to fix it before getting someone in to replaster the whole room (hopefully properly this time!) Is there something I can spray on to bind it again?
In fact, now I come to think of it, the whole house seems to be turning to dust! The bare bricks on the chimney breast in the loft do the same, and I've been left with a gaping hole when trying to drill a 4mm hole for rawl plugs in internal walls. Should I be worried?! Ta for any pointers...