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Plaster has hairline cracks
I have recently got my walls skimmed. After a day I noticed hairline cracks like you get when a window is cracked. Plasterer says it’s fine and happened due to the hot weather outside. He says it’s fine to paint after whitewashing the walls. Should I stop him from painting as I’m not sure if this is normal to have those cracks. I don’t want the cracks to reappear after painting as it’s a waste of my paint and time. Please help me?
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"Hi if it’s cracked already then it will definitely come back once painted ,paint don’t stop cracks it will hide it for a short time then come back
,the wall should have been meshed,this method
Reinforces the work so a plasterer can safely say it shouldn’t crack again"
,the wall should have been meshed,this method
Reinforces the work so a plasterer can safely say it shouldn’t crack again"
Answered on 20th Jun 2025 - Member since Apr 2025 -
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