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Thanks for the reply. It seems that the only benefit of cutting out the old ceiling is that it's more expensive - the second plasterer was adamant that it was the only way to do the job, but wouldn't explain why! And with plaster-boarding, I'm hopeful that the original 20's coving can be saved.

I'm a complete newbie and won't even be attempting to do this myself... but a chunk of my living room ceiling has come down. It's the original 1920's ceiling made of plaster mixed with horsehair with a thin lime coating over the top. Apparently the ceiling was weakened by converting into the...