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Grrrrrrrrrrr
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Username: Oldsctls67
Post Number: 234
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 9:26 pm: | 
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I'm starting to get around to painting a couple rooms in my house, and I have found varying degrees of plaster damage...I've repaired some spider cracks with spackle, and they seem to be OK, but one wall seems to be bulging out in one spot, and one wall (behind the china closet) has a huge crack that runs almost from the top to the bottom. Does anyone know the proper method of repairing plaster? Are there painters/contractors who can do this? I can do it myself as long as it's not too involved. I've learned over the yers that there is no shame in leaving the hard stuff to the professionals.
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Brett Sahler
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Username: Brettsahler
Post Number: 35
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 9:34 pm: |
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Grrrrrrr,
If the plaster is pulling away from the walls...you can try to use a 3 inch screw and grab some of the lathe and re attach it to the 2x4's that should be running vertically through the room. You will then have to plaster back up the cracks and re-paint....but if you are adventerous to fix cracks you can do it. Worse comes to worse....you call the contractor to fix your errors. The big assumption is that you have the time to do this. If you don't have the time, it is far more valuable to call a fix it guy. Best of luck. |
Phenixrising
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Username: Phenixrising
Post Number: 1396
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 3, 2006 - 8:26 am: |
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Grrrrrrrrr
You may want to try one of the painting company's rather than a contractor. It's cheaper and they do a very good job. We used World of Colors to repair some plastered walls in our livingroom & hallway. Our house is about 100 years old and in our case you do get the cracks and bulges in the walls. The one bulge we had was so bad that we had this small area sheetrocked. You can't even tell where the plastered wall & sheetrock meets. |
Bob K
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 10523
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, February 3, 2006 - 9:21 am: |
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If you want to try yourself you can buy plaster washers that screw into the lath under the plaster and pull it back. The you cover over them with dry wall compound. I haven't done this btw.
Cracks are easy to fix, but hard to keep fixed. I have had some success using solvent based spackle after widening the bottom of the crack and then dry wall compound for the top coat. Large cracks should be taped like a dry wall seam.
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gj1
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Username: Gj1
Post Number: 304
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 3, 2006 - 10:28 am: |
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As BobK mentioned, make sure to use plaster washers with dry wall screws if the plaster is loose. It's not very difficult.
I've ordered them from Kilian Hardware. I haven't seen them in hardware or paint stores, but some may carry them.
Use several of them to pull loose plaster against the lathe. For larger areas its best if you can get at least some of them into studs or joists if possible.
I've found it makes final patching easier and less noticeable if you let the washer into to plaster just deep enough so that the washer is flush with the surrounding plaster. Use a spade bit of the matching size to drill slightly into the plaster. This also takes care of the hole for the screw.
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Spqr
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Username: Spqr
Post Number: 60
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 3, 2006 - 10:41 am: |
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We used John Hone for some plaster repair work. We have textured walls that we knew we couldn't repair well and come close to a texture match so we called John - he's a master plasterer (rare these days) who is meticulous and will tell you exactly what your options are. He is not cheap, but he will work with you to figure out what you can do yourself to save money. If this is something you do not want to tackle yourself, his number is 973-768-1906. |
marsh_online
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Username: Marshonline
Post Number: 68
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 3:58 pm: |
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Call Albaro, he is an excellent interior painter who has worked for us in the past. He has good prices and does a great job. His number is (973) 573 -5586 |
Shanabana
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Username: Shanabana
Post Number: 190
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 11:40 pm: |
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There's also this mesh stuff, which comes in big sheet rolls, that you put over the cracked areas that are bad, then use compound (?) over the mesh to smoothe it out, as though you were taping. The mesh holds everything together. You have to apply plaster weld to the plaster to hold the mesh on first and let that dry, then do the rest.
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MARSHALL
Citizen
Username: Smoked_ribs
Post Number: 41
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 - 3:02 pm: |
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I have used the plaster washers to repair many walls.I pulled in a large 8ft. bulge in one wall. I used light dry wall compound to cover the washers and you can't tell there was any problem. Take your time and they work well. |
Grrrrrrrrrrr
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Username: Oldsctls67
Post Number: 239
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 - 8:27 pm: |
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Thanks for all the advice guys! I went with the spackle/joint compount method, and it seemed to work pretty well...We'll see how long ist lasts before more cracks start showing up...I still have one pretty bad bulge. I'm going to try to get my hands on a few of those plaster washers. |
noracoombs
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Username: Noracoombs
Post Number: 127
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 12:27 pm: |
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Grrrrr--try Orange Valley Hardware on Freeman St. in Orange. I believe my husband got some there.
I'm also dealing with plaster issues right now, and I've been finding the plaster washers difficult to use. I can't for the life of me figure out how to get them into the walls and flattened without producing a whole mess of new cracks.
I found it easier to just rip out the section of plaster that was coming off the lathe and cut a piece of drywall to fit its place. |
Grrrrrrrrrrr
Citizen
Username: Oldsctls67
Post Number: 242
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 12:48 pm: |
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It may come to that Nora...If I butcher the section of wall I'm trying to screw in, sheetrock will be the next step! lol! |
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