If these are not available to you, then areas could be re-plastered using modern lightweight backing plasters and finish plaster (non protected ceilings only). Small areas of missing or loose plasterwork can be re-plastered, preferably using similar haired lime based mortars and plasters. Repairing Loose and Small Sections of Missing Plaster. Cons: Might only last a few years depending on plasterworks original condition.Fine cracks could be filled with a flexible decorators caulk and smoothed over with a damp flexible scraper. Gently sand the filler flat if necessary (shouldn’t need much) and vacuum all dust away. Push the filler in at 90 degrees to the crack and then press to flatten out and scrape off excess by running the scraper along the crack. Prime the cracks with a suitable primer like unibond then fill cracks and small blemishes with decorators’ filler using a suitably sized scraper or drywall spreader. First scrape out all cracks and vacuum out loose material. If the plasterwork has cracked or crazed but is still firmly adhered to the laths then you could simply fill the cracks and blemishes and redecorate.
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