Recent content by nmartin

Thank you both for your help and advice. I will give it another go - this time with a more focussed attempt and priming the wall with PVA!

I am trying to repair a 3m x 1m area of 9" solid brick wall where the original render and plaster had 'blown'. After cleaning and prepping the wall with 5:1 PVA solution, I applied 2 coats of sand, cement and lime render (5:1:1) - a scratch coat (approx. 5mm) and a top coat of 12mm. I left...

Hairline cracks in new plaster

Images of plastering refurbishment project