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Sbr and multi finish

Use easyfill 20. Start with a smooth sealed surface. Scraper or trowel to pattern. Old plaster or old english plaster is the pattern. That's what I called it. Think some called it Spanish troweled...see it on the outside of villas

No dpm under fire place concrete because of heat. Think I'd dampen down. Apply cement and water with a splash of pva in to create a bond. Give it an hour then a bag of leveling screed

Get a summer fan in there to move air about. Keep it going as much as possible. Open window a bit when the weather is dry. Air movement is better than heat. Thick plaster and closed room causing drying issues maybe.

Some cove adhesive is board adhesive in a different bag flogged for sticking coving. BG stuff is best. Probably the only one that will stick to emulsion I've found. I always sealed surface to help coving stick and never had a problem. I always sealed cut joints and blobbed with adhesive and...

Buy rolls or mesh. Skim and cover walls with mesh. Probably sand and cement over blocks then skimmed. Movement causes the sand and cement to shatter.

Wallpapers used to have asbestos in. They say anything after 1980s will be fine but prior to that who knows. I must of striped wallpaper with asbestos in at some point because of the amount I striped off over the years. Not something you see mentioned or tested.

Go watch the channel....on the trowel... It's on YouTube. Guy done one last month

And yes to overboard

Everyone is exposed to asbestos at some time during their life. Low levels of asbestos are present in the air, water, and soil. However, most people do not become ill from their exposure A few holes in a material that probably didn't contain asbestos and you are worried?

Multi finish used over lime plaster

https://www.armco.org.uk/asbestos-survey-news/asbestos-in-plaster-walls-ceilings/ Asbestos cement was mostly used in commercial buildings and added to walls that were fire-rated such as lift shafts. Therefore, it’s very uncommon to find homes that contain any asbestos in plaster walls and...

I found it once in fireplace plaster mouldings. Never knowingly found in house plaster. Just get a asbestos survey done. Seems it's getting more popular to have a survey done with house sales. Bet you got asbestos somewhere in the house so find out where and leave it alone. Most houses have...

Chalky surface? Distemper maybe?

You sure it's artex? Not known that survive outside because of frost and damp.