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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    Thought you were taking p*ss but I’d love anyone on here to look at it if they’re able to. Just desperately after getting it sorted and know people here have the expertise and passion unlike the fella who did it (or didn’t) first time round
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    looks like he’s bonded over sand and cement beneath the plaster, no wonder it’s not drying and salt it pouring out of it
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    There’s since been a tonne of salt pouring out and been serious building work next door. plus it’s a Victorian lower ground flat so would be doing it as insurance more than anything and likely invoicing me rich neighbours for it
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    Knocked into a section of the wall to see what’s going on and get an idea of what the cowboy actually used. Very crumbly sand, attached a photo below. Can anyone make any sense of that? Wall wasn’t particularly damp before they get stuck in just can’t sus why their mess of a job is drying so...
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    May as well do at this point! At least I’d be closer to town
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    Cheers for all the advice, had a few people in to look over it today and general consensus is to once again hack it back to brick, floor to ceiling and then slurry or membrane and dab dot for a quick-ish dry time. No one keen to try that method around the chimney mind, will have to plaster that...
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    Yeah understood - was convinced by what I now know as amateurs to be “straight forward” work. Got first kid on the way so money is tight. priority now is to get is properly solved in next few weeks, ill have to take the debt - just need it sorted but not even sure what the process to remedy...
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    Yeah behind the render it is
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    Nice one, sounds like a good and fast way to get it dealt with. So that’s knock off all Plaster then a membrane over the recent sand cement and then boards/skim over that? bricks were bone dry when they took it back that far, maybe the contamination is still pulling through. Very old Building...
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    It was all taken back to brick and then sand cement render was applied to either side of it
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    4-months in plaster won’t dry

    Hi all, here seeking any advice and solutions on a nightmare job I had completed in my flat 4 months ago. Had some blown plaster on either side of an internal wall after flat had been empty a few months during last year. Firm recommended I strip back to brick and then sand & cement render...
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    The job from hell !

    Introducing myself here as requested. in the process of trying to fix a job carried out 4 months ago in my flat, sand cement render to internal wall on either side - plaster on top will not dry. Desperately seeking advice and a solution. Will post full story in general discussion area. Cheers all
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