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@Lastlaff The sheet is a mystery, I think it came with the house. The dog is stalking me because I am late in feeding him and he'd much rather I got on with that than carried on f**k**g around with the wall.

Thanks all. @JedtheSpread 1940s house. I've just redone the woodwork. @raggles About 15 miles north of York.

Thanks guys. I scraped back further and actually it is starting to be tough to come off now. Is it crazy to think this might be patched up? Or just that wall redone? I'm not sure on distemper is that not just old type grey plaster? I guess I just need to get someone in. Any tips on finding...

Thanks zolco. Probarbly wasn’t clear enough, ceiling has already been over boarded when the skim was failing during the job. Problem is now on walls. @beader I think multifinish. @Pagey not interested in getting him back, finish was crap, and he was a messy PIA. Cutting my losses and looking...

Had a guy in a couple of months ago to skim a bedroom. He had a problem with the ceiling, plaster was blebbing and basically falling off when wet, had to overboard. Blamed it on the paint. Now I'm just finishing decorating, I notice a crack along skirting. Got a knife to open it up a bit so I...

Thanks guys. I'll treat it as if it needs to be taken down and start again for the purposes of making an offer and then get a professional in to assess options if I end up buying. Anyone in the York area?

Hi, I'm thinking of buying a property. Ceilings show quite a few cracks mainly between plasterboard. Photo 1 shows I think that someone has attempted to fill the cracks with some type of flexible filler, I think there has then been movement and it is squidged out? Question is does it look like...