What is the best way to repair holes in plaster with lathe still in tact?
Question:refurbishing old farmhouse
Answers:
They still sell plaster and kits to repair plaster. You can also use drywall mud. Usually in an old house, the plaster has gotten wet and sagged and bulged before breaking away. When you get all the holes repaired, you will probably notice uneven walls. Don't let it bother you! It is part of the ambiance!
PS, I live in a remodeled farm house built in 1842. Abraham Lincoln was 33 years old when this house was built.
You purchase a metal mesh material designed for plaster
they make a fast setting joint compound that is mixed with water it comes in a bag and they have different setting times 90 min 45 min 20 min
it does not crack or shrink
It depends how big hole it is. You can buy plaster mix at the hardware store, or you can use drywall compoud. It will probably take a few skims of each to build it up. Matching the texture is another thing.
I've used The Great Wall Patch for that same thing. Go to www.thegreatwallpatch.com. They have a movie on their site on how to do it. I bought mine through www.doitbest.com. It was easy!
If you do not want to do it the old fashioned way,
nothing wrong w/ mudding & screwing a piece of drywall
to the existing wood lath to build up the thickness of the original brown plaster & finish coat.
Tape the edges & spackle as you would w/ a regular drywall patch
Buy USG Quickset 90 in the brown bag. This stuff is almost like cement. You cannot sand it after it sets up. My company uses this product only to repair plaster.
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