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Blown plaster

Posted by Kasia Wojewodka, on Fri 17 Jun 2016 09:52pm

In my 100 year old terraced house, lots of the plaster has blown on the downstairs walls. Can I just paint over it to hide the cracks or should I get it re plastered?

David Barwick

Fri 17 Jun 2016 10:47pm

Hi Kasia , idealy any loose/ blown plaster should be removed and re plastered. You can fill and paint the the walls but the cracks will just keep coming back. Best of luck. David D J Barwick Builders

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david farr

Sun 19 Jun 2016 07:40am

Hey Kasia it's always worth getting an expert opinion on any repairs of this nature as your never really sure what could be causing this to start with, it could be down to age but it could also be damp issues etc. My advice would be get it checked out by an expert, hope this helps. Dave D Farr plastering services.

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