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Just a quick update, I have conducted further vinegar test on not only the render but also the brick mortar and it violently fizzed to indicate lime based. Oddly the external walls are not too bad. Internal walls were affected more with the gypsum plaster. As noted above, the plasterer that...

Hi, yes that is basically what another plasterer told me to do. Not sure if this helps but where all the cracks have formed and that weird shelling/flaking plaster has occurred, it is hollow. I think I know the answer to be honest with you and I guess I am just clutching at straws and someone...

Hi, thank you for the reply. He definitely used and applied PVA. How much he applied and whether he used two coats I am unsure. I am not really sure where to turn with this really but it looks like I am gonna have to pay to have this redone one way or the other as I cannot 100 percent prove he...

Hi all, I recently had my entire house skimmed. In the six months following this. I had a number of hairline cracks show on the walls and, according to what I understand, this is normal as the house moves so i simply filled the cracks, sanded down and proceeded to mist coat. However, these...

Hi Robinbanks, It can be taken out pretty easily with a screwdriver. Just also did a vinegar test and it fizzed. The cement (guessing someone pointed it with cement at some point) on top of this lime did not fizz. It is sandy behind the cement and that is what fizzed so I am guessing this is...

Hello, all, I am struggling with this. Could someone more experienced please let me know if the attached image is lime mortar or sand a cement? The reason I am asking is I am about to repoint some of my house and do not want to go over what could be lime mortar with sand and cement... My...

Hi all, My wife and I recently purchased a new property (I think it dates back to the 1920s)… Anyway, can anyone identify what kind of fireplace this is (or was) and is it something we could bring back and decorate (place fake logs in a basket, that kind of thing)? If so, would we need a...