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i cant put pictures on here on my phone tomorrow you got e mail address i can send it to??

cheers pal

it does look more like a render/mortar mix but im not sure about it

cant be sure I'll get some pics on tomorrow morning for you to see?

im not too sure, what are your thoughts?

Oh im worried about the bonding coat shall we say of the wall which is the main coat of the lath which the skim is applied to

its a old house and the artex ceiling is untouched its just where the greyish coloured mix is layed onto the wooden laths and been skimmed a long time ago. The skim fell off and left with this grey 10mm thick coat and it has cracked all over its where you always nearly hit your head going...

I cant be sure that its under the artex as im not touching the ceiling but it runs up to wall for sure

Hi guys, There is wooden laths and it leads from the ground level artexed ceiling up to above to stairway wall it has a grey colour 10mm thick material could this be asbestos? it has got skim over it. Best to be safe than sorry, thanks!

Might be pulling in try catch it before it does that and make sure to just give your f/e a quick brush down with water :)

You could add a bit of water to the plaster you've already put on while continuing to put the plaster on, make sure its clean water. It just keeps it a bit more moist while putting your first coat on. Hope everything go's better on your next attempt! :)

Thanks guys! the advice is greatly appreciated!

Hiya guys my names John I've done 2 years of plastering at college entry lvl 3 and level 2 diploma in plastering. I've worked with quite a few plasterers on site and had labouring jobs as well as doing my own plastering jobs for little under a year. I was just wondering if there was anyone in...