Fillyboy,, notice "Snofty" still hasn't got any figures to back up his statement yet, must have been on the bottle all day going by his spelling. :LOL:
Ahh, but Spring is on the way digger, chin up mate.
What metal detector do you use? Mine is a Minelab Safari, but I'm thinking of getting an Equinox 600, or the 800.
That does not look good, get another plasterer in to get a second opinion. Plaster cracks like that if it dries too quick,, (suction, heat etc),, paint will not cover that at all,, it'll always looked "cracked",, get it looked at!!
First thing, WEAR A MASK WHILE SCRAPING.
I'd give that whole ceiling a good going over with a scraper first, removing ALL areas that look dodgy, loose,, flakey etc.. The tape that runs across the ceiling should be checked too, to make sure it's secure, and also check all other tapes/joints too...
Just have a look back at some of the "ANTI EU" comments Snotty7 has made over the past couple of years, "AGAINST REMAINERS" on this Forum,,,,, he has got to be the most 2 FACED POSTER on here, maybe Junk the Drunk promised him something,,, hmmmm. :LOL::LOL: