Before you do any plaster patching, rid the rooms of any residual lead. If you try to vacuum up chips or dust, you must use a special HEPA filter-equipped vacuum cleaner. Some tool rental stores rent ...

Finishing a new wall or room with plaster or joint compound takes practice. If you have no experience with plaster or its near relative, joint compound, don’t learn in your living room. Experiment ...

Most DIYers should not attempt plastering but they can patch plaster, even over large areas. Plaster repair comes ready-mixed in a tub and is easier to apply and smooth out than normal plaster. If the ...

Q: I recently bought a small apartment house that needs a lot of work. The plaster walls and ceilings have numerous small cracks, which I have patched. I don’t think regular paint will cover them up ...

During winter when most houses are extra cracks develop in interior plaster walls, usually around corners, doors or windows. Here are tips from Better Homes and Gardens magazine to fix them: – ...

Q: I recently moved a wall switch and want to patch the hole where the old one was. The problem I am having is matching the texture of the wall finish. Is there any hope? A: Yes . . . but. You may ...

A: It depends on the type and size of the crack. Hairline cracks take only a little patching plaster. Larger cracks require reinforcement with mesh tape. Cracks larger still, where the plaster keys ...

Question: We live in a home in San Roque that was built in the 1930s and all the inside walls and ceilings are finished with lathe and plaster. There are several doorways inside the house that have ...

A hole appeared in a kitchen wall. Possible repair methods were pondered. Should the hole be filled with quick-drying plaster of Paris, known for its ability to spread out and bond with the edges of ...