Help - what type of wall is this ?!
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Hi - hoping somoene on here might be able to help (the great font of knowledge that PH is !).
I live in an old cottage, circa 100 years old, and my walls are a nightmare. The picture should really help, if it uploads, with my poor explanation but basically they appear to have a tiny layer of plaster and then behind are just a mix of really crumbly 'substance'. As you can imagine try to actually fix anything to the wall is a disaster and now, through wear and tear, cracks like this are appearing.
So, firstly, does anyone know what this is ? I was always under the impression that this was lath and horsehair but am unsure ?
Secondly, very much linked to this, is it possible to actually remove this, re-board and replaster so I get a smooth and useable surface ? I must admit, in all of the time i have lived here (8 years) and with all the pictures i have put up I have never ever managed to locate any kind of strut / wood / baton behind to fix into (not sure if any there?!).
Thoughts?
I live in an old cottage, circa 100 years old, and my walls are a nightmare. The picture should really help, if it uploads, with my poor explanation but basically they appear to have a tiny layer of plaster and then behind are just a mix of really crumbly 'substance'. As you can imagine try to actually fix anything to the wall is a disaster and now, through wear and tear, cracks like this are appearing.
So, firstly, does anyone know what this is ? I was always under the impression that this was lath and horsehair but am unsure ?
Secondly, very much linked to this, is it possible to actually remove this, re-board and replaster so I get a smooth and useable surface ? I must admit, in all of the time i have lived here (8 years) and with all the pictures i have put up I have never ever managed to locate any kind of strut / wood / baton behind to fix into (not sure if any there?!).
Thoughts?
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