Restoring Original Concrete Wall Pattern
When our apartment building was first constructed in 1927, the interior walls in the hallways and stairs (plaster over concrete) were patterned to look like stones in a castle. See the attached photo. I believe this was part of the faux-medieval look that you see in many of the pre-war apartment buildings in Prospect Lefferts…
When our apartment building was first constructed in 1927, the interior walls in the hallways and stairs (plaster over concrete) were patterned to look like stones in a castle. See the attached photo. I believe this was part of the faux-medieval look that you see in many of the pre-war apartment buildings in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Flatbush.
Two questions:
(1) Does anyone know the name for this style of plasterwork?
(2) Can anyone recommend a plaster-worker or restoration team that can recreate this style? (Our building is undergoing elevator work, and we do not want to have scars visible in the plasterwork around the new elevator call panels.)
Thanks!
Thanks, everyone. Stonergut: Nice find! Nice find! Mr. Finley, I will be in touch.
Hi, I am familiar with and would be able to recreate this pattern. I am an experienced, second generation, Irish plasterer. Feel free to contact me for more information.
deefinite@gmail.com
Incidentally, the article I linked to is only from 1997 – there’s a name and address for a craftsman who does this finish in Saugerties. They could still be in business.
Looks as if it’s very similar to a technique describe in the “Old House Journal” called a “Travertine Texture”. Here is a link to an article about doing it http://bit.ly/9Mc9NP
Good luck. Not for the faint of heart.
oh that’s very cool. I love the Tudor-revival apt buildings in Flatbush. its a great use of texture to liven-up a utilitarian area (hallway) and material (cement walls).