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@CeeVee sorry if you feel that way but having had some pretty bad plastering work in the past I'm just following the advice I got from this forum on making sure I do my research, I'm sure you can appreciate that.

Thanks for your replies! I'm not precious about the walls being filled with lime, happy for that to be standard plaster it's just the ceiling I'm not sure about, it really seems to split opinion on the few Plasterer's I've had round so far. I'm happy for the artex one to be overboarded, it has...

Hi, I've recently started renovations on the main bedroom and hallway in my Victorian Semi. I've removed a false ceiling from the hallway and it's revealed a pretty nice lath and plaster ceiling and some hefty cracks. I've also stripped the wallpaper and the walls are the original lime and...

All really helpful stuff cheers. Gonna start looking into trading standards and see what can be done, I'm hoping I can get at least some of back so I can put it towards getting it done right. Honestly should be a manual on this stuff, it's a minefield.

I'll definitely be giving some updates. Huge thanks to everyone that's commented, really appreciate it. Feeling a bit better about things now and not wanting to burn the house down for insurance.

Really appreciate that mate, would be more than happy for you to come and take a look. Send us a PM and we can get something organised.

More than welcome to, got a spare room in my cave if you want to experience the delights of Chezvegas... I just wanted someone to tell me my gut feeling was right and that I wasn't being a perfectionist with too high expectations because I know I can do that too. I would have been happy to...

Back rubs yes. Digs, no.

Chesterfield mate, quite central.

I'm gonna have to get it fixed, the whole house was a bodge job when I bought it and I wanted to do a proper job of everything and bring it back to its former glory - it's got so much potential. I'll be looking at getting someone round to price things up (taking in the advice of handing him the...

I've taken to laughter to ease the pain.

I know. I'm so mad at myself for listening to this out of all the s**t he said. Paid quite a bit for a nice carpet that's now splotched with plaster and stuck under some split skirting...

Went on mybuilder, not my ideal port of call but I'm new to area and don't know anyone yet. He had good reviews and pictures looked good and he's a good bloke - just not good at his job. One review did mention about the finishing around doors and stuff but he'd come back and said he takes...

Ye Yeah I didn't think it was all that cheap considering I'm up North as well but I guess at the end of the day if I'd paid more I'd have got a proper job.

He went back to brick in *some* places - only a few small sections though where the previous plaster had come away from the wall (owner before me had wallpapered the f**k out of everything and kept it this way for over twenty years so may explain plaster coming away in random places?) He...

Not really sure why you think there's BS or what you seem to have a problem with? I've given as much info as honestly as I can. I don't make a habit of calling people out but this has took the the p**s and I wanted some advice and just generally a gauge of how bad the work is. Think I wanted to...

The thing is I would have been happy to pay more, I have the budget I just didn't know that wasn't right. I had a feeling about the skirting and architrave but in my naivety I assumed someone wouldn't offer to do it if they couldn't do a good job of it. Lesson learnt

The guy that did the plastering came and quoted and saw the walls etc. I was happy with what he quoted and left him to do the job - I don't know all that much about plastering (luckily my dad used to be a plasterer back in day) so I didn't ask about materials or anything but I know now I should...

Alright fellas, New to the forum and have joined for some advice really after what I'm considering a pretty bad plastering job. House is over 100 years old; hired a chap to come and overboard and skim ceilings, skim walls - taken back to bare brick in some areas. He's also done a bit of...