Options to remediate?

[MisterG81]

Hi.
Currently (slowly!!) renovating a 60's house.
Have stripped the wallpaper off the stairs and landing to be left with some rather messy plasterwork underneath and am just trying to figure out the best course of action.

The plaster has hairline cracks all over, and has a hollow sound in many places - Im a bit cautious about just getting a skim (which is all the plasterers ive had round seem to want to do) as other recently-skimmed rooms are starting to get hairline cracks - and that plaster looked to be in a better condition than this.
One plasterer suggested using 1m wide scrim tape over the whole area to stabilise it.. But wondering if its worth just going back to brick?
The house does suffer occasionally from vibrations from HGVs rumbling down the road which probably hasnt helped matters.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[stevethespreader]

dont even think about skimming that "tape or no tape" take it off and start again

 

[roughcaster]

• dont even think about skimming that "tape or no tape" take it off and start again

  
  Steve's right, take it right back to brick,,, all of it. Only a fool would skim over something that is knackered, ohh, and DON'T be fooled with the mesh. It's great stuff, but it's not meant to be used on walls etc that are ready to fall to bits. Another thing, I wouldn't blame the passing traffic for the problem. Maybe there is some vibration from it, but the problem with your plaster is that it's lost it's key/grip on the brickwork.

 

[MisterG81]

Cheers for the replies guys..
I suppose the next question for going back-to brick would be dot-n-dab or normal plaster?

Given the amount of disruption this would cause, ill have to look at the option of getting the other 3 rooms (about 3x4m) done at the same time and moving out for a week!

 

[stevethespreader]

Go for solid plastering that plaster will come off really easy