Forum: Plaster
November 20, 2009
Plaster Cornice Molding
I have about 200 feet of plaster cornice molding. Available for $5 a square foot.
August 19, 2009
Hanging Paintings
We have 3/4 in\ch plaster over brick walls. They have been newly skimcoated and I want to hang paintings on them. The paintings range from 5 to 20lbs, I'm used to drywall, any ideas on what I can do?
July 23, 2009
Question on Medallions
We are doing an electrical upgrade in our Park Slope brownstone to include wiring to all the chandeliers. There are several original medallions between the chandeliers and the ceiling. Our electricians have informed us that, according to current code, the chandeliers have to be attached directly to newly-installed boxes in the ceiling, thus precluding the possibility of keeping these medallions since they create a separation of up to 6 inches between the chandelier and the box.
Does this make sense? Has anyone dealt with this before? Any creative solutions?
June 17, 2009
Sheetrock on brick. Best way?
8 ft x 8t brick wall. Removed plaster and lathe because of leak. What's the best way to put sheetrock on this? 1x2 studs screwed into the wall with sheetrock on top?
That side will also have wooden shelves? Opposite wall in picture is regular wall with stud and lathe.
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?
June 14, 2009
Open Stockpipe in wall
Any advice on filling up this wall? Old rusty stockpipe was buried in brick and cement. Picture is of replacement stockpipe. Do I bury it in cement and then put plaster?
Hole is 12 foot long.
Email me at augiesasso@yahoo.com.
May 16, 2009
My Plasterer Recommendation
Hello Brownstoners!
I just started priming my walls tonight after having them plaster skim-coated. The difference in the before and after was already astonishing even before I started priming... but since starting that process, I've come to realize how fabulous of a plastering job really was done!!
I highly recommend Junior Prates for plaster work. While there were a few minor issues along the way that I wasn't 100% happy with, Junior and his wonderfully patient wife, Aida, resolved those issues quickly and to my satisfaction.
Another plaster guy quoted me FOUR TIMES this price and double the turn around time. The next guy quoted twice what Junior quoted and wanted me to pay for materials on top of that. Junior's price was outstanding, which made me a bit nervous about how the finished product would be, but based on other reviews here I went ahead and I am SO HAPPY I DID!!! It is as though I live in a different apartment completely. The quality of the work is top-notch.
So, it is without reservation that I enthusiastically recommend Junior and Aida Prates for plaster work. Do make sure you can be a little flexible with their arrival time though, and be sure to clarify whether they need you to provide tools or they will bring them along.
Contact info: (914) 562-2706
website:
www.pratesplastering.web.officelive.com
April 13, 2009
fastener help
I just mounted two of those hollow west elm shelves in the entry way of my house, and I plan to hang some peg rails underneath.
i had a helluva time... I couldn't find any studs but there was something hard under the 5/8" sheetrock, and then it hit me... duh! In this part of the house we didn't take out the old plaster, we just rocked over it.
So, we have 5/8" rock, some thickness of lathe and plaster, and brick behind it. I need a fastener that will hold the pegrail and several coats in the winter. The pegrail uses a keyhole mounting system.
How would you anchor this, would you go thru everything and into the brick? What fasteners and how long?
March 25, 2009
Plaster repairer?
Hello, we're down to the last room in restoring our apartment...it's the maid's room off the kitchen, and the plaster is in pretty sad shape. I'm going to put up shelving on three walls (w/d is on 4th), so I don't need a perfect plaster repair job...just a solid and inexpensive one. Room is only 6'x 11'. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance...