Nonpermeable insulation (like closed-cell spray foam) behind plaster walls and a solid painted surface create a plaster ...

Then you're ready for paper or paint. Sometimes when you ... Fill the holes with patching plaster, spackle or joint compound. Let the wall dry overnight and sand the surface lightly with 120 ...

Plaster sags from ceilings or bulges from walls when the plaster keys embedded around the wood lath break loose. To repair plaster walls, you’ve got two choices. You can break out all the loose ...

Go over with a wet trowel once more, to get the wall feeling smooth. ‘Polish’ the plaster with a dry trowel, to take out any last watermarks and make the plaster feel super-smooth, ready for painting.

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