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    Daisy1996 reacted to ^woody^'s post in the thread Internal wall cracks with Thanks Thanks.
    Cracks are defined as structural when they affect the performance of the structure - walls wobble, doors and windows jamb or suchlike...
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    Daisy1996 replied to the thread Internal wall cracks.
    Thanks for replying. You’ve said plaster cracking because of age is normal is good to hear. As someone who has absolutely no idea about...
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    Daisy1996 replied to the thread Internal wall cracks.
    Thank you. Waiting to hear back about some quotes to have the whole wall replastered as it’s hollow in quite a few places. We will take...
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    Daisy1996 reacted to jj4091's post in the thread Internal wall cracks with Thanks Thanks.
    You don't need to worry if the wall paper is not splitting the same as the crack. If it's a concern remove the paper, fill the crack and...
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    Daisy1996 posted the thread Internal wall cracks in Building.
    HI, this maybe a really daft question but when do cracks in walls become structural? ive got what’s looks like a 1mm slightly diagonal...
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    Daisy1996 replied to the thread Asbestos in plaster.
    Sample came back no asbestos found. Thanks for your help.
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    Daisy1996 replied to the thread Asbestos in plaster.
    The stress it is causing is insane. Even IF it is asbestos it’s on the wall which other than a few cracks UNDER wallpaper and places...
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    Daisy1996 reacted to Phil473's post in the thread Asbestos in plaster with Thanks Thanks.
    Just get a professional to come round, and give a full asbestos survey. Chipping off a bit of this and that, is just causing undue worry.
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    Daisy1996 reacted to CountryFan's post in the thread Asbestos in plaster with Thanks Thanks.
    I’ve had plenty of asbestos training and we have been told previously that it can be in walls/plaster. Only way to know 100% is to have...
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    Daisy1996 replied to the thread Asbestos in plaster.
    The original plaster on the wall is coming away so needs removing and re plastering. It concerned me there was 3 layers to this sample...
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    Daisy1996 reacted to opps's post in the thread Asbestos in plaster with Thanks Thanks.
    If they are simply applying PVA over the plater and then skimming it, I don't see what the risk to them is. knocking off high spots on...
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    Daisy1996 replied to the thread Asbestos in plaster.
    Thanks for the replies. I’ve sent this sample off to be tested. It looked like there was 3 layers yellow, grey and pink. The sample I...
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    Daisy1996 reacted to Deluks's post in the thread Asbestos in plaster with Thanks Thanks.
    Unlikely really.
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    Daisy1996 reacted to opps's post in the thread Asbestos in plaster with Thanks Thanks.
    Not my area of expertise... but... I thought it was artex which (once) had asbestos rather than plaster.
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    Daisy1996 reacted to Phil473's post in the thread Asbestos in plaster with Thanks Thanks.
    Online research will usually be mixed, IME most tradespeople don't seem to care about asbestos. 'Don't bother testing,' is quite...
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