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  1. t1redmonkey

    Hairline cracks where chimney breasts used to be

    So I had two chimney breasts removed last year from the first floor, I still have two on the ground floor. The chimney stack had previously been removed. I've noticed the plaster where the chimney breasts used to be on the first floor has started to develop hairline cracks, and they've got a...
  2. t1redmonkey

    Plaster coming off when using wallpaper steamer

    So I'm basically just trying to 'prep' a wall for a plasterer to come in and skim, and main part of that has been using a steamer to get the stubborn wallpaper off. However when I've been doing this, the pink plaster has come away with the wallpaper in quite a few parts of the wall! It now...
  3. t1redmonkey

    What type of plaster is this?

    haha, thanks for the monkey hug! you might be right on the float and set (after I googled it, I know nothing about plastering!). it is super thick on top of the brickwork. so i should be able to get the same plasterer to skim everything but also make good patches like that which have...
  4. t1redmonkey

    What type of plaster is this?

    Had a door frame taken out today and had this wallpaper damage/hole in plaster behind it. Can anyone tell from my photo what type of plaster it is? My original plan was to take down all wallpaper in the hall/stairs/landing, and get a plasterer to skim over, but not sure if I should maybe go...
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