This looks unsightly in an old house, and the drywall that replaces the plaster ... topped by thin layers of skim coated plaster to blend the repair into the rest of the plaster walls. Alternatively, ...

Dear James: I have an old house with plaster walls and many cracks that need to be repaired. How can I fix these so they stay fixed and are invisible? — Julianne T. Dear Julianne: Many older ...

In the 1840 section of our house, we thought the staircase walls might be the old horsehair ... to use a foam or a plaster or something entirely different to “repair” the inner surface.

If you have an old house with holes in the plaster ... apply your final skim coat. For more on plaster, consider: Patching Plaster Walls How To: Rebuild a Wall with Three-Coat Plaster Blueboard ...

Q Am I right that when sections of plaster are broken away from the lath, an accepted repair ... of wall surface. Many homeowners choose to live with minor cosmetic cracks in their old wall ...

There are two kinds of cracks in old lath and plaster walls. Both can be repaired, but one is a much more serious problem. By Ronda Kaysen Q: Our Gramercy co-op was built in 1929. The thick ...

We just bought our first house ... than the old plaster and lath material. So if you remove the window and door casings, for instance, the jambs will stick out beyond the wall surface.