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Thanks for the reply marshman, I appreciate it. To answer your questions 1. Yes, I've taken a look and below the landing window there is a crack in the brickwork which follows through to the external render - highly likely water has got in here. It's crumbling below this window. I've also...

it's a 1930's semi, three-quarters rendered.

Hi all, I'm after some advice after attempting to have some internal plastering done. I called in a plasterer to re-plaster our hall, stairs and landing. Landing was fine, but when he came to do the hall, the old plaster crumbled when he applied the pva. He believes the external render is...