Questions tagged [plaster]
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How solid should old plaster be?
I'm currently redoing the walls in my 100 year old concrete block home, which are made of horsehair plaster. I chipped away the cracked and crumbling finish layer, and got down to the scratch coat. My ...
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Join between plasterboard and hardwall?
We are building a fake chimney breast in our living room and I have built the bottom half out of brick and the top half will be stud wall with plasterboard.
I will be using a Thistle Hard wall backing ...
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How to best patch cracked and hollow plaster
In our victorian terrace the plaster in many places is very old and uneven. Under one windowsill the plaster has quite a large crack which is also a patch where the plaster is loose. If I tap the wall ...
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How do I finish an outside corner where plaster meets exposed brick?
I have an outside corner where plaster on one side meets exposed brick on the other. It all used to be plaster but I stripped off the side where it's now brick. The line is pretty straight cause I cut ...
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Repairing crack in interior block wall
I have begun making cosmetic repairs to the interior of my home which was built in the 50s. I've got brick veneer on the outside, cinder block inside and then a layer of either chicken wire plaster or ...
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Running electrical behind cabinets with old plaster walls
Working on a kitchen renovation, planning on installing cabinets using blocking because the plumbing/electrical are affixed to old plaster/concrete walls.
I want to make sure I'm up to code because ...
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Can I attach a vapor barrier directly to plaster, then install cedar tongue & groove?
I have a 1900 house that's never been insulated, and I'm putting in a new bathroom and kitchen. I plan to blow in cellulose insulation in most of the house walls.
In the bathroom, I have a small space ...
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Why is there sand on top of my plaster ceiling?
While taking out some plaster on metal lath ceiling in my basement, I am finding a loose layer of sand sitting on top in places. Why is it there and how did it get there? The room above is the ...
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What is this wall covering in our 1908 USA house?
We are working on a house built in 1908 in the USA and have found what a local old-timer called “deadening felt” attached to the walls and ceilings, which are shiplap. The internet returns no images ...
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Remove built-in bookshelves prior to plastering
I'm looking for any advice as to how to go about removing a built-in bookshelf (8cm deep, 173cm tall, 26cm wide), prior to skim plastering the wall completely flat (by a professional.) The interior of ...
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Replastered section of wall surrounded by lining paper
Late last year we had dry rot treatment on a wall. This involved a section of plaster being removed and then it being replastered. This means we now have a section of wall with bare plaster, ...
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Plaster & Non-Standard Wire Mesh Patching
Had some electrical work done leaving holes in walls that need to be patched.
The plaster and wire mesh in my house (built in 1920) does not appear to be the typical chicken wire mesh that most search ...
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Best procedure for simultaneous plaster patching and electrical box cutout
Long story short: I was cutting a hole for a new lightswitch, and I discovered a concealed junction box. And, as much as I was tempted to just patch that hole up and pretend I never saw it, ...
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Crack between brick backed plaster and plasterboard backed plaster
I have a room where there is a large crack running from floor to ceiling along one of the walls. To the left of the crack it sounds solid and appears to be plastered onto the side of the chimney, to ...
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Filling gaps between staircase and plaster wall
I purchased a home that was a two family converted to single. Brick veneer on the outside and block inside. I have been assured by two structural engineers that I have no foundational issues. I have a ...
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Kitchen Installation new build: How long after heat goes on?
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Our kitchen suppliers have told us that the kitchen should only go in 6-8 weeks after the heat has been turned on in our new build. Their concern is how dry the house is, I assume the issue ...
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Raising internal floor - to screed or not to screed?
The porch of our home has been made part of the interior. We now need to raise the floor to meet the level of the existing floor internally.
The total height of the step is 5cm. So the floor needs to ...
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Stucco repair, no membrane?
I was doing a crack repair on my grandparents' house. The crack was in stucco located in an outside soffit on the 1st floor.
I removed the stucco and to my surprise there was no membrane, just what ...
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What is this closet made out of and how to mount to the walls?
I moved into a building that was originally constructed in 1890 in New England, and this is my first time dealing with walls which are not recent construction with sheetrock over studs. The bedroom ...
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Tiling over rough uneven plaster wall
After pulling down some paneling in our bathroom I discovered why they had it there in the first place. At one time there was plastic tile over the walls and they damaged the surface while removing ...
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Old Circular Metal Piece
I recently bought a house in norwood, oh and I was adding a new light fixture. Upon cutting a hole to fish the wires thru, I stumbled upon a circular metal piece that is covering about 45% of a stud. ...
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What's the strongest way to tie drywall into Rock-Lath/plaster with an embedded mesh?
I'm replacing our utility door that goes out to garage, and want to know the best way to tie the new drywall in with the old Rock-Lath/plaster.
Usually I just put a backer board in, but with this ...
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How can I make an expansion joint in plaster?
I have plaster walls in a home that is about 50 years old. I have tried patching the plaster with both plaster of paris and drywall mud. Hairline cracks appear almost immediately.
I have probably ...
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Should I worry about plaster walls in bathroom?
I just moved in to a new house, which has plaster walls. I was told that the owners never took a shower, due to worry over the walls. There is tile all over the walls, but I still wonder if I should ...
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How long should I wait for plaster to dry/cure between coats?
Even though I am in the U.S., my city row house is old and the brick walls attaching to neighbors on each side have an inch thick plaster. During the recent demolition/renovation, I had to tear some ...
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What should I do about baseboard anchors in plaster-over-brick walls?
I am restoring some plaster walls in my very old house. Most of the areas that need restoration are around the bottom of the walls since I ripped out old ugly baseboards and that also crumbled the old ...
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How to attach beadboard to plaster walls without blowing out nails?
I am replacing old beadboard on our plaster walls. Around the windows there seems to be cement under the plaster. No matter if I use a nail gun, panel screws, nothing will penetrate the cement. The ...
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Making good a hole in plasterboard underneath a consumer unit
I've had a new consumer unit/fuse box fitted, which is a different shape to the old one. I now have some repair work to do around it and I'm unsure of the approach.
Here are some images to show the ...
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Advantages of lime plaster over battens with conventional insulation?
My head is spinning from all the different opinions I've received from local builders and other sources.
We have an old stone farmhouse, and all the eco-people are saying the walls need to breathe ...
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What layer should lime plaster be applied to internally on stone house?
I had a plasterer with 47 years of experience come to see our old stone farmhouse. In one room, the electrician has cut through the wall. Underneath the gypsum plaster is a layer of what the ...
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Alternative exterior sheathing to 16"x48" rock lath
Property is in Zone 5, mid-Michigan.
House was built in the 1950's. Interior is 1/2" rock lath with a 1" plaster assembly, insulated with cellulose.
2x4 walls 16" oc,
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lime plastering over chicken mesh or reed
we are trying to put up walls for our insulated walls. We used fiberglass insulation and currently just put up chicken wires (not super flat but we are fine with the wall having curves here and there) ...
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installing anchors into lath and plaster on brick
I messed up installing a shelf and I don't know what to do. The wall is lath and plaster, so I got Hillman hollow wall anchors. The first anchor I installed worked great, the wall was hollow in that ...
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Can Nm 14/2 be pulled thru armorlite?
I have an older house that is 1920s. I was attempting to replace the old wire box/knob and tube when I noticed they had it buried in the wall from the switch to the ceiling. I have 14/2 nm cable. Can ...
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How to seal indoor rendering?
I'm working on making my chimney hearth nice. But before and after plastering, it appears that there is moisture coming through on part of the rendering. I realise I can't go further until this is ...
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Cement on interior hallway walls with thin wallboard
This is a small home built in 1914. The house has plaster walls with wood lath. In the hallway there was wainscot paneling. When I removed the paneling some was glued to the wall and the wallboard ...
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Raised horizontal lines on plastered walls
I have a few of these raised horizontal lines in my house in different rooms. The walls are plaster and the paint is a semigloss I believe
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Reinstalling baseboards in front of utility flue or gas chimney
I'm replacing the baseboards in one of rooms of the 2nd floor of my 1907 duplex and found the gas chimney running up through the 3 story building. The old plaster was crumbling across the base of the ...
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What is the correct process for primer on new plaster?
The guidance for the paint we’ve bought says we should use a primer on our new plaster (rather than a mist coat of emulsion paint).
Should I apply the primer as is or does it need to be watered down?
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White Patchiness on Plaster over Rock Lathe Rolls
I have a 1950s build house with plaster walls installed over rock lathe (vs. wood lathe). In one room, the walls are showing white patchiness throughout. They feel clammy and have no "slip" ...
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What are my basement walls poured concrete or cinder block? (Pics inside)
Trying to figure out what kind of basement walls I have. Vertical seams are visible and corners are rounded.
Poured concrete? Cinder block? Something else?
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Crumbling Wall Near Fireplace
My house has a gas fireplace with Spanish tile and what I can only assume is plaster to create a textured wall. A few months ago, it started crumbling and would fall to the ground with significant ...
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Mastic Odor In House After Skylight Replacement
We had a new roof put on our home last week. They replaced our old cracked skylight with a new one.
The old skylight was installed in an odd way, and they had to shave some drywall down that was ...
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How can I fix a hole in the internal brick of a cavity wall?
An electrician was trying to dig out my wall and he just left it like this. He told me he'd come back and fill it with expanding foam. Is this the best way? I was also advised I could use sand & ...
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Anyone know what this metal lath looking thing is?
Demoing a wall and discovered this behind the plaster walls. Looks like it was used instead of wood lath to hold the plaster. Behind it is ductwork for a vent upstairs. Anyone know what this is?
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Best method for finishing horsehair plaster walls?
I’m in the process of renovating my 1920s house, which is constructed of concrete block, with stucco siding. The living room walls were in rough shape, so I started scraping away what was loose, which ...
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What is this wall bulge?
I would love to identify what this bulge is on an interior staircase wall (leading to exterior, on ground level)
Is it a cause for concern or just shoddy workmanship?
Thank you!
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Mist coat for plaster patched extensively with joint compound?
We recently had to strip all paint (down to original plaster) from the main hall of our 1920s home after discovering that the paint was peeling off very easily. Since we had the opportunity I went ...
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How to repair a hole in a plaster (veneer) wall with possible gypsum?
There’s a hole in our wall. I thought it was plaster with lath originally, but when looking inside it seems to be a different material. It looks like drywall material with cardboard. The house is old ...
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Is it mold underneath my plaster wall?
I wanted to remove wallpaper from older home with horsehair plaster. I started feeling to see what’s underneath. It looks like specks but not sure what it is. Picture attached. Thanks!!
