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We are in rented accommodation. We had a massive cascade of water escaping on the morning of Sunday 28 Nov which was the first major sub zero night that we had. Hubby went up to loft to find 2 fractures in the pipes, water everywhere and intermittent burst of ice shooting out across the...

Thanks everyone. I have now spent many evenings and weekends hacking off blown plaster which is the filthiest job known to man. The whole thing is being re-plastered apart from 2 rooms where the majority is not bad. The ceilings are all being overboarded etc so we should hopefully end up with...

:D Thanks for your help, I will get some quotes.

The wiring is ok, that was done about 10 years ago and from what we can see the plumbing is ok. I want to get all the walls re-plastered but I don't want to be ripped off. What is a reasonable daily rate if I get all the plaster off and down to the bare walls?

I have a Victorian House and I am refurbing upstairs (2 bed flat). All the plaster is blown. How much should I expect to pay a decent plasterer per day?

I am refurbishing a Victorian House. It has had woodchip on the walls since God was a boy and I have taken it off. The paper came off with a steamer and the plaster is in tact underneath apart from some very minor small patches. However, it is "hollow" sounding in a lot of places. Can I get...