How to – Plaster Repair – Plaster Restoration
How to repair plaster walls.
After removing some drywall we uncovered this original plaster wall. The homeowner wanted to preserve the Historic Qualities of this 1750’s Farmhouse. You can see that a lot of the plaster has crumbled to the floor and left the wood lath exposed. At least half of the original plaster was still intact.
After chipping out all loose plaster I used a shop vac and thoroughly cleaned the wood lath & plaster removing as much dust as possible. Then I mixed up a pail of Durabond 90 and applied a base coat over the wood lath trying to build up the plaster on the lath to match the existing plaster.
I let this coat dry for a few hours and then scraped the lat marks out and applied a second coat of Durabond 90. This coat made the wall very even and just needed some smoothing out.
After letting the wall dry over night I mixed up a pail of easy sand 45. I applied an even coat of easy sand to the plaster wall. I took my time leaving the plaster as even and smooth as I could so that hardly any sanding was necessary.
The end result was a beautifully restored plaster wall.
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