"doozer" wrote in message
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If the bit that's fallen off is fairly small (few square feet) I suggest
you skim it and leave just a tiny bit extra plaster / filler where old
meets new and then gently sand that back. I have done this is a couple of
places and you can't see the join. If more has fallen off then either
practice plastering or get a plaster in. I have become quite good at
plastering now :-)

It's about a 10cm circular area, so not too big. Should I just try gently
knocking it out with a chisel then and using Pollyfilla to build up the
missing plaster? It seems like a thin layer from the flexibility of it - I
would guess about 5mm or so thick. Sounds like this would be the final skim
layer from your and others descriptions.

Before you steam the walls just go round the room and tap the walls with
your fingers. If anywhere sounds hollow you can be pretty certain that it
will fall off when you steam it as it has already partially come away
anyway. We found that just doing those bit by hand saved quite a bit of
re-plastering.

There's a few places like that all right ... looks like I'll have fun!




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