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Thank you very much for the advice 1john ! I will get the situation assessed before taking any action. Sim

I like that ... "suspended plasterer" ....that's very much how I picture mine :lol:

The thing is it took him and a mate, three days to do 5 medium sized and 1 big ceiling. This included stripping off paper from 3 of the ceilings and also taking off a artex like finish from the big ceiling. The cracks are now visible on all (!) of the ceilings so it can't be down to the...

@DIYnewbee99 Yes I saw that all the wall paper had been taken off. That he did for sure, but I don't know whether he prepped in any other way. I don't think so, given the results. Sim

Thanks a lot guys! I know I should have been there and oversee what he was doing, but I work full time and didn't want to take leave for this. From now on, I will for sure though! At least now I know what needs doing next: i.e. taking most recent layer of plaster off, prepping surface...

@Roughcaster Thanks for your advice. It's good to understand that the nature of the ceiling can't really be the reason. I will get him back. And thinking that he came across as the most serious one of all three, but if you have no experience you don't know how to ask the right questions and...

Hi Andy Yes, I did pay them cash and I got a receipt. I got three quotes from tradesmen that came to see the flat. Thanks Sim

Hi Andy To be honest, I don't know and I wasn't aware that it should have been boarded over. This is my first flat and the first time I deal with things like this. The plasterer said that these ceilings are difficult to plaster because they are made of concrete, so I guess that's the...

Hi Roughcaster Thank you very much for your suggestion. Yes they do look like spider legs and rubbing the back of my fingernails does create a bit of a hollow sound. I paid them for the work already, so I wonder how difficult it is going to be to get them back. Do you think...

Hi there I just bought a top floor flat in a 19050s purpose built block and had all ceilings re-plastered, because they had stains, old wall paper etc and looked very unsightly. It all looked fine for the first few weeks even after the ceilings were painted, but now I am shocked to see...