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Sheetrock over Plaster jacksf 05-31-2007
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Posted by Art on June 1, 2007, 6:07 pm
benick wrote:
>
> Repair cracks with Plaster Buttons and 2 inch drywall screws into studs
> not just the lathes.. Use Sheetrock Brand Durabond and either paper tape or
> mesh tape. I like paper as it covers easier. Skimcoat the walls with a
> couple of coats of joint compound then sand it. Use Binz-Kilz primer on any
> yellowing. or water stains that bleed through mud and then prime everything.
>
> That ceiling spot that's sagging will need to be cut out square and
> patched with 3/8 drywall.Tape with Durabond and finish with joint compound.

Instead of drywall you should use plaster board.

> If it were me I would scrape all that popcorn off and skimcoat ceilings with
> joint compound as it will be impossible to hide the patch otherwise. Good
> Luck with your project...
>

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Art


Posted by PeterD on June 1, 2007, 10:05 am


>
>All in all, I would say that the plaster is in good shape so maybe i'm
>better off just haveing it repaired and then painted.

Maybe the best idea of them all...

Posted by jacksf on June 1, 2007, 6:35 pm
PeterD wrote:
>
>
>
>>All in all, I would say that the plaster is in good shape so maybe i'm
>>better off just haveing it repaired and then painted.
>
>
> Maybe the best idea of them all...

I wonder why I always make my life so difficult. I thought wisdom came
with age...guess not

Posted by Clark on June 1, 2007, 7:31 pm
@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net:

> PeterD wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>All in all, I would say that the plaster is in good shape so maybe i'm
>>>better off just haveing it repaired and then painted.
>>
>>
>> Maybe the best idea of them all...
>
> I wonder why I always make my life so difficult. I thought wisdom came
> with age...guess not
>
Wisdom comes from experience. Experience *may* come with age...


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there should be a "sig" here

Posted by Wayne Whitney on June 1, 2007, 2:23 pm

> All in all, I would say that the plaster is in good shape so maybe
> i'm better off just having it repaired and then painted.

Here's an alternate suggestion on how to do the repairs: don't skim
coat with joint compound. IMHO, one of the benefits of plaster is
that it is harder than drywall and joint compound.

For linear cracks in plaster, gouge them out a little to remove any
loose materials and provide a key for the repair. Dampen the edges of
the crack and fill it with a finish or topcoat plaster such as a
veneer plaster. For really large cracks, first fill the bulk with an
aggregated plaster, e.g. a perlited plaster like Struct-o-Lite, then
apply a thin layer of topcoat plaster.

For delaminated sections, if you have access to the backside, you can
use an adhesive to readhere the plaster to the lath, and then repair
any cracks as above. Otherwise, for small sections (a few square
feet), you could remove the delaminated plaster leaving the lath,
apply a basecoat of the Struct-o-Lite to the lath, and then topcoat.
For larger repairs, remove the plaster and lath, fur out the walls to
within 5/8" of the finish surface, apply 1/2" veneer plasterboard base
(blueboard), and then apply an 1/8" layer of veneer plaster,
feathering it out to meet the surrounding area.

Cheers, Wayne

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