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Hi,
Forgive me if this is posted in the wrong area.
We have an oldish house (1885), and in the nursery the radiator was coming off the wall - the top screw in the bracket was surrounded by a hole and was coming forwards.
We've removed the radiator from the wall and taken the brackets off, and found that the plaster is crumbling to powder around those holes. There is also a patch between the bracket positions which feels soft and sounds hollow. On inspection a gentle tap has caused it to crumble away and expose the brick behind.
We are expecting our baby in a little over a month and need to get this sorted asap. How would we go about fixing the wall? Someone recommended coating the area in PVA and then cementing it - or should we remove all the crumbled plaster and then replaster the area?
Any help really appreciated!
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Forgive me if this is posted in the wrong area.
We have an oldish house (1885), and in the nursery the radiator was coming off the wall - the top screw in the bracket was surrounded by a hole and was coming forwards.
We've removed the radiator from the wall and taken the brackets off, and found that the plaster is crumbling to powder around those holes. There is also a patch between the bracket positions which feels soft and sounds hollow. On inspection a gentle tap has caused it to crumble away and expose the brick behind.
We are expecting our baby in a little over a month and need to get this sorted asap. How would we go about fixing the wall? Someone recommended coating the area in PVA and then cementing it - or should we remove all the crumbled plaster and then replaster the area?
Any help really appreciated!