On a Georgian terraced townhouse in Bath, the intricate ceiling plaster had been written off by a general builder as beyond repair. A contractor advised ripping the original cornice and roses out and...

Across several hundred plastering and rendering jobs in Bristol and Bath, we have found that plastering and rendering protect value far more reliably than they add it, and only when the finish suits...

Across 50-60 call-outs in Bristol and Bath, 70% of white salt cases are harmless drying-out issues, while 30% are damp symptoms; salts that appear once and stop are harmless, but those that keep...

Microcement vs Venetian Plaster — An Honest Comparison From a Bristol Installer Who Fits Both We fit both microcement and Venetian plaster across Bristol and Bath, and the most surprising thing for...

Why Do Plaster Corners and Edges Crack? (And How They’re Actually Fixed) Across our 50-60 reported jobs in the Bristol and Bath region, our data shows that the vast majority of corner cracks are...

How to Repair Crumbling Plaster Walls — What a Bristol Victorian Terrace Taught Us On a late-Victorian mid-terrace in Easton, Bristol, a homeowner found crumbling, powdery plaster after stripping...

Why Tanking Is Often the Wrong Answer for Your Damp Walls Search “how to fix a damp cellar” and almost every answer points you toward tanking. But tanking slurry isn’t a damp...

Hairline Cracks in a Plaster Ceiling — When to Worry (and When Not To) Across over 60-70 plaster ceiling call-outs in the last several years, our data shows that 70% of ceiling cracks are harmless...

Blown Plaster — What It Is, What Causes It, and What Repair Actually Costs Across 90-100 jobs we have assessed in Bristol and Bath, 50% of blown plaster was caused by moisture, 30% by age-related key...