"Peter" wrote in message
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While in the loft I lifted some of the insulation to find that virtually
all
the 'key' bits of plaster that squish through the lath were detached and
just littering the surface. However the ceilings seem to be staying put. I
can't think what's holding them up! Do I have a serious problem please?
The
house is 1930's.
Thanks
Peter



The adhesion between the old plaster and the laths is amazing and it is
highly unlikely that it will come down around your ears. With all that old
horse and goat hair spread through it, it is even more amazing how the got
it up on the ceiling in the first place. :-))