wish I would have found you years ago, saved me a lot of money on shady contractors, I could have done myself with your knowledge. Thank you for detailed instructions
Thanks for this video, Ron! I watched this over two years ago right before I moved into my grandpa's 1870 farm house. I used the tips you gave in this video to make minor repairs to the plaster walls (even had to scrape off some 1880s wallpaper to get to some of the plaster!). You explained things well enough for me to follow and your strategies worked well for getting the job done. Now, two years later, the repairs are still looking good.
@@tannertoys hey Ron great video If you have a inside corner would you use paper tape or a metal corner ? I have about a 1.5” gap in the corner with Nothing behind it to make a solid corner Any advice would be much appreciated
Great instructional video, well done, clear instructions. Scraped popcorn from the ceilings in our 1937 lath & plaster home. Discovered why they used the acoustic, to cover all the cracks! Just finished final paint, the ceilings look great…not perfect, but that is part of the character of an older home, it’s imperfections. Your video was very helpful. And before anyone comments, yes, I had the acoustic tested for asbestos before scraping.
Well Ron, thank you. I will now stop procrastinating on the rest of the incredible work needed on my big old house. You helped break down a huge job with your clear and precise instructions. I was once married to a drywall plaster guy and he always made it harder for me to follow his way of doing this or any type of work. God bless you... I can do this!
Thank you; My front door ceiling found some rain. roof concrete shingles got covered with leaves over many years. the drip actually ate through the 5/8 sheet rock/ exposed the sanded finish layer. Still drying out the roof plywood
I have just done some extensive wallpaper removal and discovered plaster walls! Lots of chipping and cracking in the corners. This video is literally the only one I found that answered my questions! Thank you for making this.
Just moved into a house with plaster walls, and I've been wondering how to go about fixing the numerous little holes from previous wall mountings and pictures, as well as fixing the pantry. This is a good guide, I think I can attempt some of them with confidence now.
Thanks Ron! We live in Phila. and our house was built in the late 1930's! Our darling children have made a few holes in the plaster ;o) so here I am. Looking forward to pretty walls again! Yay! an excuse to repaint!
It's till recommended to tape your seams, and what you finished with is actually taping mud. That stuff doesn't sand easily and doesn't take paint as well, in my opinion. Finish with blue lid mud. Softer easier to sand and takes paint well.
Fab thanks, after removing wallpaper I discovered deep holes around my windows and crumbling plaster but after watching this I'm going to do it myself. Love the photos at the end showing the finished project - it looks awesome :)
thank you because i have the same type of project going on as we speak and i was kind of stuck on how to repair the same type of holes. i have my list of materials i need and now i can get to finishing up this project
Thank you for this! I tore down old panelling in my dining room and my walls look EXACTLY like this and I love doing stuff myself. I am confident that I will be able to now!
Great info Ron I've been restoring an old thirteen century British farm house plenty of laths and lime plaster with the horse hair in it, both on walls and ceilings, it's been a real learning curve as I'm a brick layer, a real nightmare at times as lime plaster can take a while to dry, had to use the lime because of keeping the breathability in the buildings structure.
You need mesh on the 1st coat it will crack garenteed .no need the sprayer the durabond already has the water in the mix .if you're whole wall is cracked then Base coat with 45 min add stucco mesh then float with 90 min mud .just from experience save you the agravation .
Great info, I've been working on my old house for 30 years and its still a work in progress. Your video is easy to follow and covers everything from start to finish thank you so much Shirley J
Thanks for this video!!! I'm getting ready to remove wallpaper and patch up some of the walls in my house. Would a primer like Kilz be enough to get some pitting out of the walls or should I skimcoat the whole wall with joint compound?
This is an absolutely wonderful video. I very much appreciate how thoroughly you covered the topic. Your instructions are very easy to follow. Thank you!
Thank you great video and very informative. We have a listed building and have been let down by a really bad builder. I think you have just given me the confidence to do some of the repair work myself.
well done and much appreciated instructional video. I have a 100 year old house in AZ, one bathroom with a water-damaged plaster-on-block wall around a sink that I want to repair. Plaster is crumbling off near the shower, and paint is curling off the plaster wall in other areas. It must not have been primed before painting. How far would I have to go in chipping away the crumbling plaster and removing the paint? I am wondering if to do it properly, I would have to tackle the entire wall and start with the bare block underneath. Do you have tips for me in re-plastering and painting, in this scenario?
I would need more info -- and photos -- to answer your question accurately , Hillary. First, make sure there's no more water intrusion into the wall. The paint is peeling because of moisture in the wall. Once you've taken care of the water intrusion problem, then you have to let the wall dry out. Then you'd have to chip away the loose plaster to see what holds and what falls away. If you must start from the block, then your first layer of plaster should be what is called a "rough coat" -- that's coarse plaster used as a base.
I watch your video on how to fix wall in a old house. and i was very surprize that you did the same walls i have? Iam doing a room that all it had was wall paper under paint .O.M.G. what a mess, now I have the same wall you show on your video.what Iam trying to say is your video was very helpful to me because Iam doing this work all by myself.and I know it will come out the same way you did your wall. and also I like fixing, learning and painting. and I do A Good job !
Very clear instructions. Much appreciated. I’m not so anxious about patching my ceiling now. You’ve explained so many existing problems I have to repair.
Is there a difference between using a piece of old dry wall or a repair patch made out of aluminum Mesh to fill the hole with ?? Thanks for the Video good stuff
Ron, this video is awesome! It was super helpful to me, first timer, because you set up the expectations by giving a list of materials needed first thing, then you showed step by step and I got it right! So thank you! The water spray really makes a difference....can you please show a video on how to restore a very old stair railing handle?
Thanks Patricia: All you need to do with that railing is sand it (100 grit, then 150 or 200 grit), stain it (test the stain on the underside first), then polyurethane it (satin).
Thanks for a great tutorial. I am struggling to find an available plasterer here in Devon, UK but your video has given me confidence to make the repairs myself (unless you fancy doing it for me :) ?
Great video ! I have holes in plaster in a home we just purchased but the wall have many layers of paint on them as oppose to the wall you have on video. Should I prep the wall surrounding the hole with a bounding agent. Thanks
Thank you for sharing a very informative video! We love your approach and the very clear description of the process, not to mention the video quality was great! We hope to learn from your other videos. - John & Terry
This was incredibly helpful! The apartment in which I live is very old and has had the worst patch-up jobs done, so I'm stripping all of the old paint, repairing the huge gaping holes, and repatching the old outdated, half-assed work that was done before. At least the next time they decide tpo put this place up for rent the new renters don't have to deal with the crap I have!
Thank you for making this super easy to understand and accomplish Ron! We just bought an old Victorian and it has wallpaper on nearly ever wall. If you have an tips for wallpaper removal, I'd be so grateful!
Hey, use a few of the methods on the video. Worked a treat to fix a few holes and issues i had. Thanks alot for the video and tips throughout. great works. Thumbs up.
Brilliant I am in the process of stripping my living room walls and also found this very informative will be looking at more of your videos you make it look so simple...;Thanks!!!
I don't know if anyone has already said it but , when putting a new piece behind the open hole in the wall it helps to put a screw in the middle of the piece to give you something to hold onto , easier then dropping 136 4" pieces of wood into your wall.
So this makes me hopeful I can fix the gap! A bit more complex then this video because of the nature of it not being a completely flat surface because 200+ year old house and probably settling. Question: Home Depot being the only place around to pick up any home repair stuff and they don’t have this bag mix or anything like it it seems. All they have is plaster of Paris. Will the ready mixed joint compounds work?
Do not use plaster of Paris--that's for rock-hard plaster repairs, like molding. Buy "joint compound" used for "plastering" wallboard. See what I say about this in the video.
thanks mate that looks more real than a lot of stuff i seen where they are working to perfection...the house im working at the moment is messy and lots of jagged holes...i was going to cut perfect but not worth it too many holes in ceiling about 40...so im gonna do like you did...and use jagged pieces and just get them filled ....one question can i use bonding coat instead of joint compound ..is it the same thing..im from the uk
Hi Ron, this is the best I've seen on plaster wall reparation. I have a 203 yr old brick home with plaster walls and an interior corner gap ranging from 1.5" - 3" wide. Any helpful suggestions on how to repair it would be appreciated.
Take some wallboard (sheetrock) and slice it to fit the crevice. Cram it in (try to keep the paper intact) until you have only a small depression. Then plaster over that. It might. take 2-3 plasterings (layers--let each dry before starting a new layer). That's the easiest way.
Glad I found your video! I am restoring the maid's room in the house and in doing so ripped out a built in bed from the 50's. The plaster on the upper half of revealed wall has painted over wallpaper which I can remove but my question is what to do about large areas that have been painted where the top coat of plaster is obviously gone? Will skim coating work on previously painted plaster?
Short answer: yes, if the paint is a matte finish. To be on the safe side, paint over the area with a good primer, like Kilz. Your plaster should stick just fine. Good luck with your project!
Thanks! I took out a hideous faux-rock fireplace and am plastering the wall above the firebox. Made a few holes, I'm afraid. The spray bottle is a great tip. I don't have lath. I used some old ceramic fiber blanket ( made my own raku kiln as well) to fill in the bigger dents on the drywall since it was near the chimney.
I have a whole plaster and lath wall where the plaster is crumbling from a leaking roof. Is there a way to skim coat this wall to restore it, without taking all plaster down to the lath? I'm even thinking of adding Elmers glue to plaster mix.
Do NOT put glue in your plaster, please. Plaster is strong enough to do the job by itself. You've fixed the leaky roof, right? If the plaster is too crumbly ,you'll have to remove it. Then screw a piece of plaster board (sheetrock) to the lath, where you have removed the plaster. Then plaster over that.
hello there ......well done, ....do i need a mesh tape,and bonding primer for this type of situation,i mean in a big area per say,or nothing all all ........thanks for you advice ......
Mesh tape can't hurt. I don't use it much but it's recommended if you have a big crack. You most definitely have to prime your plaster after it dries. I never use a bonding primer--it's kind of overkill. But, again, it will certainly help, if you don't mind the extra cost. Good luck with your project!
I have a question regarding the window trim at the end. I am currently working on removing 5 layers of paint from some cherry trim throughout the entire house and I really could use some pointers on how to make the process quicker. I have tried Citrastrip, sanding, heat gun, vinyl wheels, etc. What is the preferred method for everyone?
great video. its very helpful. I just have a question. is it possible to apply tile for a backsplash to a wall that has been repaired with this technique
Thank you for this. Really helpfull. I just bought a house with lath it was my first time seeing a house built like that. have a few patches to fill in 2 rooms. Had a question.????? is there a diference in plaster type for filling holes for plaster walls VS sheetrock? Thank you.
There are many kinds of plaster. "Plaster of Paris" is the hardest, least forgiving. That's why artists use if for casting sculptures. "Patching plaster" is a generic product for patching plaster walls, etc. but it's increasingly hard to find in large quantities. "Joint compound" is used for sheetrock and it's what I use now. It comes in a variety of settings (from fast to slow setting) and, because you mix if by hand (in powder form), it can be useful for patching plaster walls--you can make it thick and pasty.
Thanks for showing how to reinforce lath that has been vertically severed. Everyone shows how to cut holes in plaster and lath but they never mention this part.
Quick, to the point and simple! Thank you Ron & Jill!
wish I would have found you years ago, saved me a lot of money on shady contractors, I could have done myself with your knowledge. Thank you for detailed instructions
I just bought an old house and this has saved my life! I have no idea what I'm doing.
Thanks for this video, Ron! I watched this over two years ago right before I moved into my grandpa's 1870 farm house. I used the tips you gave in this video to make minor repairs to the plaster walls (even had to scrape off some 1880s wallpaper to get to some of the plaster!). You explained things well enough for me to follow and your strategies worked well for getting the job done. Now, two years later, the repairs are still looking good.
Thanks for the update, Michael -- and congratulations on a job well done!
@@tannertoys hey Ron great video
If you have a inside corner would you use paper tape or a metal corner ?
I have about a 1.5” gap in the corner with Nothing behind it to make a solid corner
Any advice would be much appreciated
I had the same issue and used a metal corner. Turned out great!
Wonderful! Thank you, Ron. This 115 year old house has lots of places to patch.
Thanks, Barbara -- glad this was of use!
Great instructional video, well done, clear instructions. Scraped popcorn from the ceilings in our 1937 lath & plaster home. Discovered why they used the acoustic, to cover all the cracks! Just finished final paint, the ceilings look great…not perfect, but that is part of the character of an older home, it’s imperfections. Your video was very helpful. And before anyone comments, yes, I had the acoustic tested for asbestos before scraping.
Well Ron, thank you. I will now stop procrastinating on the rest of the incredible work needed on my big old house. You helped break down a huge job with your clear and precise instructions. I was once married to a drywall plaster guy and he always made it harder for me to follow his way of doing this or any type of work. God bless you... I can do this!
You are very charismatic and it's so encouraging, I'm subscribing
You are a lifesaver ❗️
Thank you for your video and all the great tips !!!
Thank you; My front door ceiling found some rain. roof concrete shingles got covered with leaves over many years. the drip actually ate through the 5/8 sheet rock/ exposed the sanded finish layer. Still drying out the roof plywood
Awesome. The condition of the walls in this video and my new knowledge of how to fix them, gives me confidence to tackle my own.
I have just done some extensive wallpaper removal and discovered plaster walls! Lots of chipping and cracking in the corners. This video is literally the only one I found that answered my questions! Thank you for making this.
Thank you !!
Thank you , from my old house! It’s just the vid I’ve been looking for.
Just moved into a house with plaster walls, and I've been wondering how to go about fixing the numerous little holes from previous wall mountings and pictures, as well as fixing the pantry. This is a good guide, I think I can attempt some of them with confidence now.
Thanks Ron! We live in Phila. and our house was built in the late 1930's! Our darling children have made a few holes in the plaster ;o) so here I am. Looking forward to pretty walls again! Yay! an excuse to repaint!
Perfect tutorial !!! I had no idea how,,,,but now do !! Thank you Sir for taking the time to post this !!!!!
Excellent video. So very helpful
It's till recommended to tape your seams, and what you finished with is actually taping mud. That stuff doesn't sand easily and doesn't take paint as well, in my opinion. Finish with blue lid mud. Softer easier to sand and takes paint well.
Thanks, good advice! Though, my experience has shown that this "plaster" (joint compound) sands easily and takes paint well (start with primer)! 🙂
Fab thanks, after removing wallpaper I discovered deep holes around my windows and crumbling plaster but after watching this I'm going to do it myself. Love the photos at the end showing the finished project - it looks awesome :)
Thank you kindly for the clear instruction. As a landlord, this is very helpful with minor repairs in my units.
thank you because i have the same type of project going on as we speak and i was kind of stuck on how to repair the same type of holes. i have my list of materials i need and now i can get to finishing up this project
This is the best video I have watched
Thanks!
Thank you for this! I tore down old panelling in my dining room and my walls look EXACTLY like this and I love doing stuff myself. I am confident that I will be able to now!
Thank you for this demonstratioon, very useful
Great info Ron I've been restoring an old thirteen century British farm house plenty of laths and lime plaster with the horse hair in it, both on walls and ceilings, it's been a real learning curve as I'm a brick layer, a real nightmare at times as lime plaster can take a while to dry, had to use the lime because of keeping the breathability in the buildings structure.
Build up the corner with layers of plaster, then use a metal corner over it, feathering new plaster to its edges. Best if luck with your project!
Thank yooouuu for going through all these knotty problems for us!! I had been searching & searching for this type of vid.
You are so welcome!
I am excited to strip the wall paper and patch the plaster walls in a room very similar as the room here. Thanks Ron.
I'm currently doing this to my own home and my brother recommended watching your videos. Great tips and thank you!
You need mesh on the 1st coat it will crack garenteed .no need the sprayer the durabond already has the water in the mix .if you're whole wall is cracked then Base coat with 45 min add stucco mesh then float with 90 min mud .just from experience save you the agravation .
Awesome information! ...have watched this multiple times!
Thank you for sharing honey!
This guy is amazing, lovely smile and friendly approach, his name Ron reminds me of Ron Swanson, but a less intimidating version.
Thank you kind Sir! Extremely helpful to repair my walls in my old home.
Glad to help
Great little video, Very helpful! Love the little personal reel at the end too.
Great info, I've been working on my old house for 30 years and its still a work in progress. Your video is easy to follow and covers everything from start to finish thank you so much Shirley J
thank you for posting this video. I found it very helpful
Great Video. Will be using some of your techniques on a portion of our 160 year old hotel.
Thanx for the emphasis on doing this in layers. I know me and,i would have slapped that stuff on in one application.
This was the best video of its kind. Very helpful. Thank you very much.
Thanks for this video!!! I'm getting ready to remove wallpaper and patch up some of the walls in my house. Would a primer like Kilz be enough to get some pitting out of the walls or should I skimcoat the whole wall with joint compound?
Skim coat. Primer doesn't fill in rough areas. Good luck with your project!
Ron- Good presentation. Thanks, helps alot.
This is an absolutely wonderful video. I very much appreciate how thoroughly you covered the topic. Your instructions are very easy to follow. Thank you!
Thank you. Planning my wall repairs and your video is very helpful
Super helpful! Beautiful end result.
Love all these old homes up to the late forties the dimensions the materials the skills
This was VERY helpful!! Thank you for all of your efforts!
Thank you great video and very informative. We have a listed building and have been let down by a really bad builder. I think you have just given me the confidence to do some of the repair work myself.
well done and much appreciated instructional video. I have a 100 year old house in AZ, one bathroom with a water-damaged plaster-on-block wall around a sink that I want to repair. Plaster is crumbling off near the shower, and paint is curling off the plaster wall in other areas. It must not have been primed before painting. How far would I have to go in chipping away the crumbling plaster and removing the paint? I am wondering if to do it properly, I would have to tackle the entire wall and start with the bare block underneath. Do you have tips for me in re-plastering and painting, in this scenario?
I would need more info -- and photos -- to answer your question accurately , Hillary. First, make sure there's no more water intrusion into the wall. The paint is peeling because of moisture in the wall.
Once you've taken care of the water intrusion problem, then you have to let the wall dry out. Then you'd have to chip away the loose plaster to see what holds and what falls away.
If you must start from the block, then your first layer of plaster should be what is called a "rough coat" -- that's coarse plaster used as a base.
Brilliant, very helpful. I could watch this kind of thing all day long, very envious of your skill.
Exactly how I am doing it as I have before except for the spray water which I will try.
I watch your video on how to fix wall in a old house. and i was very surprize that you did the same walls i have? Iam doing a room that all it had was wall paper under paint .O.M.G. what a mess, now I have the same wall you show on your video.what Iam trying to say is your video was very helpful to me because Iam doing this work all by myself.and I know it will come out the same way you did your wall. and also I like fixing, learning and painting. and I do A Good job !
Very clear instructions. Much appreciated. I’m not so anxious about patching my ceiling now. You’ve explained so many existing problems I have to repair.
Thank you thank you. This is just the kind of video I've been trying to find!
London calling: excellent stuff. Making good chasing work. Feel oodles more confident!
Is there a difference between using a piece of old dry wall or a repair patch made out of aluminum Mesh to fill the hole with ?? Thanks for the Video good stuff
+Mike C
A patch is a patch; once it's plastered over, nobody can tell the diference
Ron, this video is awesome! It was super helpful to me, first timer, because you set up the expectations by giving a list of materials needed first thing, then you showed step by step and I got it right! So thank you! The water spray really makes a difference....can you please show a video on how to restore a very old stair railing handle?
Thanks Patricia: All you need to do with that railing is sand it (100 grit, then 150 or 200 grit), stain it (test the stain on the underside first), then polyurethane it (satin).
Thanks for a great tutorial. I am struggling to find an available plasterer here in Devon, UK but your video has given me confidence to make the repairs myself (unless you fancy doing it for me :) ?
Great video ! I have holes in plaster in a home we just purchased but the wall have many layers of paint on them as oppose to the wall you have on video. Should I prep the wall surrounding the hole with a bounding agent. Thanks
Great instructions 👍
Thank you for sharing a very informative video! We love your approach and the very clear description of the process, not to mention the video quality was great! We hope to learn from your other videos. - John & Terry
This was incredibly helpful! The apartment in which I live is very old and has had the worst patch-up jobs done, so I'm stripping all of the old paint, repairing the huge gaping holes, and repatching the old outdated, half-assed work that was done before. At least the next time they decide tpo put this place up for rent the new renters don't have to deal with the crap I have!
STiiTCH how did it come out ? We have the same issue. Planning on doing the same thing.
Bike break gripping
Thank you so much for this. You've just made me feel a whole lot better and more confident about fixing the wall I have just created huge holes in!
This is the most helpful video! I feel like i can do this! Thank u:)
You can do it!
I was able ro use ur technique and it worked out super well! Tx for your help...my client was very pleased
Great--thanks for letting me know!
Amazing work. Thanks!
Thank you House Love!!
Thank you for making this super easy to understand and accomplish Ron! We just bought an old Victorian and it has wallpaper on nearly ever wall. If you have an tips for wallpaper removal, I'd be so grateful!
Fantastic!
how did you paint behind your radiator?
Use one of those miniature rollers with a long handle--makes it easy!
This video has helped me out so much!!!! I cannot say thank you enough!
Hey, use a few of the methods on the video. Worked a treat to fix a few holes and issues i had. Thanks alot for the video and tips throughout. great works. Thumbs up.
Brilliant I am in the process of stripping my living room walls and also found this very informative will be looking at more of your videos you make it look so simple...;Thanks!!!
Thank you. Very helpful and informative and has given me the confidence to do the work myself.
I don't know if anyone has already said it but , when putting a new piece behind the open hole in the wall it helps to put a screw in the middle of the piece to give you something to hold onto , easier then dropping 136 4" pieces of wood into your wall.
Great video tutorial. Thanks
So this makes me hopeful I can fix the gap! A bit more complex then this video because of the nature of it not being a completely flat surface because 200+ year old house and probably settling.
Question: Home Depot being the only place around to pick up any home repair stuff and they don’t have this bag mix or anything like it it seems. All they have is plaster of Paris. Will the ready mixed joint compounds work?
Do not use plaster of Paris--that's for rock-hard plaster repairs, like molding. Buy "joint compound" used for "plastering" wallboard. See what I say about this in the video.
Thanks, I ended up finding the stuff you suggested. Home Depot has stuff with the tools and with the drywall. It was next to the drywall.
Great job. I was worried about doing this kind of work. Thanks
Thanks for the excellent tutorial
Thank you so much for this!
Great video filled with useful tips. Thanks!
Thankyou! I did a great job after watching this.
Good for you, Nancy!
thanks mate that looks more real than a lot of stuff i seen where they are working to perfection...the house im working at the moment is messy and lots of jagged holes...i was going to cut perfect but not worth it too many holes in ceiling about 40...so im gonna do like you did...and use jagged pieces and just get them filled ....one question can i use bonding coat instead of joint compound ..is it the same thing..im from the uk
Thanks! This will save me a lot of time!
youre welcome. when you follow these tips and have to redo the job next year thank me again. love ron.
fantastic video
Great vid!
Hi Ron, this is the best I've seen on plaster wall reparation. I have a 203 yr old brick home with plaster walls and an interior corner gap ranging from 1.5" - 3" wide. Any helpful suggestions on how to repair it would be appreciated.
Take some wallboard (sheetrock) and slice it to fit the crevice. Cram it in (try to keep the paper intact) until you have only a small depression. Then plaster over that. It might. take 2-3 plasterings (layers--let each dry before starting a new layer). That's the easiest way.
@@tannertoys thanx Ron, sounds like that will do the trick!
Thank you Ron . Very helpful . I was hesitant.
Glad I found your video! I am restoring the maid's room in the house and in doing so ripped out a built in bed from the 50's. The plaster on the upper half of revealed wall has painted over wallpaper which I can remove but my question is what to do about large areas that have been painted where the top coat of plaster is obviously gone? Will skim coating work on previously painted plaster?
Short answer: yes, if the paint is a matte finish. To be on the safe side, paint over the area with a good primer, like Kilz. Your plaster should stick just fine. Good luck with your project!
@@tannertoys Thank you so much !
Great demo and well explained, Ron. :-)
Thanks for posting this video. It is very helpful.
Thanks! I took out a hideous faux-rock fireplace and am plastering the wall above the firebox. Made a few holes, I'm afraid. The spray bottle is a great tip. I don't have lath. I used some old ceramic fiber blanket ( made my own raku kiln as well) to fill in the bigger dents on the drywall since it was near the chimney.
This is a great tutorial!!! I have plaster walls so this may come handy some time Thank you!
Excellently done and explained. Thank you so much!
Do you have any tips for securing loose plaster or is it too late? Knock out the loose pieces and put sheetrock over.
You can buy special screws that will stabilize loose paster. Google "stabilize loose plaster"
Is this the same method used on a brick wall with some kind of plaster thing coated over it?
I have a whole plaster and lath wall where the plaster is crumbling from a leaking roof. Is there a way to skim coat this wall to restore it, without taking all plaster down to the lath? I'm even thinking of adding Elmers glue to plaster mix.
Do NOT put glue in your plaster, please. Plaster is strong enough to do the job by itself. You've fixed the leaky roof, right? If the plaster is too crumbly ,you'll have to remove it. Then screw a piece of plaster board (sheetrock) to the lath, where you have removed the plaster. Then plaster over that.
😂 Thankyou very much sir... I did know about this I forgot about it I worked with carpentry before... HOW CAN I FORGET!?
hello there ......well done, ....do i need a mesh tape,and bonding primer for this type of situation,i mean in a big area per say,or nothing all all ........thanks for you advice ......
Mesh tape can't hurt. I don't use it much but it's recommended if you have a big crack. You most definitely have to prime your plaster after it dries. I never use a bonding primer--it's kind of overkill. But, again, it will certainly help, if you don't mind the extra cost. Good luck with your project!
I have a question regarding the window trim at the end. I am currently working on removing 5 layers of paint from some cherry trim throughout the entire house and I really could use some pointers on how to make the process quicker. I have tried Citrastrip, sanding, heat gun, vinyl wheels, etc. What is the preferred method for everyone?
Jake: heat works best for stripping paint from wood. See our video on this: th-cam.com/video/Oe5n8pSyeoI/w-d-xo.html
great video. its very helpful. I just have a question. is it possible to apply tile for a backsplash to a wall that has been repaired with this technique
No: always install backer board (cement board) over the wall, then tile over that.
Thank you for this. Really helpfull. I just bought a house with lath it was my first time seeing a house built like that. have a few patches to fill in 2 rooms. Had a question.????? is there a diference in plaster type for filling holes for plaster walls VS sheetrock?
Thank you.
There are many kinds of plaster. "Plaster of Paris" is the hardest, least forgiving. That's why artists use if for casting sculptures. "Patching plaster" is a generic product for patching plaster walls, etc. but it's increasingly hard to find in large quantities. "Joint compound" is used for sheetrock and it's what I use now. It comes in a variety of settings (from fast to slow setting) and, because you mix if by hand (in powder form), it can be useful for patching plaster walls--you can make it thick and pasty.
Thanks for showing how to reinforce lath that has been vertically severed. Everyone shows how to cut holes in plaster and lath but they never mention this part.
Why did you choose dry-wall compound over
STRUCTO-LITE for the base layer?