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June 16, 2009
Another plastering question
This is a 4 foot by 4 foot section of my wall. Water from a pipe leak traveled along the wall and under the plaster, warping it. What's the best way to fix this? Do I remove the old plaster and then put sheetrock directly on the lathework?
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My recommendation would be to remove the affected area of plaster from the lath and re-do it with a cement scratch coat and a plaster finish coat. That's what I've done in rooms in my house that I've re-decorated myself and, despite my lack of experience, I've been pleased with the results. Much happier, in fact, than I am with the drywall door infill in an otherwise plaster wall that was done by someone I hired. There's just something a bit "off", in my mind at least, about the look and feel of drywall sections in otherwise plastered walls and ceilings.
Posted by: johnife at June 16, 2009 5:11 PM
I'd just knock out all the loose plaster and put in piece of sheet rock. Make sure that the sheet rock is slightly thinner than the surrounding plaster--3/8 works best in my house but our original plaster is very thin. Once you've secured the sheet rock you can plaster over the entire patch, essentially skim coating over the top of the sheet rock. Once its painted you shouldn't notice any difference between it an the original plaster.
Posted by: ralph gardens at June 17, 2009 1:37 PM
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