G'day Team,

Need a little advice on repairing the plaster in an older home. I am in the process of levelling the floor on my newly acquired 100 ish year old home. The three bedrooms, hallway and lounge walls are "rendered" timber lathe (spelling); ie plaster over timber slats.

I have had to lift the rooms between 18mm (3/4") and 100mm (4") or so. The walls had been previously repaired, as a result of piers movement (Newcastle earthquake or poor draininge, probably a combination). As a result cracks that had been filled have been pushed out and new cracks (between 0.5 and 5mm) have appeared.

Once I have finished levelling (I still have about 1" to go at the front of the house) my intent is to expand the cracks, by making a "v" cut, and then filling them with a suitable "plaster".

Can someone provide a recommendation as to what product or should I be looking at an alternate method of repair.

I can provide pictures of the damage if that helps.


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