Lime plaster advice please?

laxeylady

We are waiting for a plasterer to come and do ceiling in sons room. Its in the eaves and has a dormer window. The ceiling is old lath and daub and is quite ropey. Plasterer is going to board on top of it to avoid the whole house being full of soot. We have a problem area though - round the window. It has a triangle of old lime plaster above it and forming a peak around it. Hubby does not want to repair this with anything modern (house is sandstone and anywhere the previous occupants have bodged with modern stuff we have had problems). What can we do with it? Its not bad enough to chip off and not good enough to paint.

laxeylady

anybody?????

latecomer

I would ask the plasterer for his advice.

laxeylady

We will but sometimes the plasterers we have quoting for work don't seem to understand the ins and outs of lime plaster and sandstone and just want to slap modern stuff all over the place. I guess if his advice sounds unreasonable we can have a rethink. Cheers

Imp

Lining paper then paint?

Gloomendoom

Why not just remove any loose stuff and repair with more lime plaster?

Simples!