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On closer inspection around the exposed plaster area I can see hairs. (horse hair perhaps?) So does that mean the original plaster was lime mixed with horse hair which was commonly used in victorian building for its breathability and flexibility which in turn made it less prone to cracking...

Which crack are you talking about? Spoke with British Gypsum yesterday and thats the advice they also gave i.e to use bonding Do you mean PVA the brick? British Gypsum said I shouldn't need to use PVA. They said I should brush some water on the wall and if the wall doesn't instantly suck it...

Oi!!...leave my carpet Alone!! :glare: Seriously though, thanks for the advise :RpS_laugh:

Can you put bonding directly onto the type of brick I have in the pictures or do I need to prepare the surface first with Thistle GypPrime/PVA or should I be using Thistle browning. I ask because the British Gypsum site says bonding is not compatible with "common brick" whereas apparently...

I was thinking about using plasterboard but I wanted the maintain the solid feel and acoustic properties which would change if I use plasterboard?

Got carpet from local store which closed years ago. Any suggestions for my plastering project?

Hi all, I'm about to plaster/repair a significant portion of a bedroom wall around the door space and at a later date part of the adjacent wall (once it’s been checked out by a builder/surveyor) as its quite bowed up to about 3cm out of plumb in the middle. Once the door wall is finished, I...

Can I post the pictures and ask the questions I need help with here? Or should I start anew thread? Thanks

on second thoughts they would work on sinking ships, just not in space :)

.....or sinking ships :RpS_unsure:

Thanks everyone. I've got some questions coming soon about plastering a brick wall but want to take some pics first to help describe the challenge. Thanks again for the welcome :)

Hi I'm from london and have recently started some DIY on my bedroom and am quickly learning plum and square don't always apply to victorian houses...... but I'm loving the experience anyway :-)