Found 13 results for the keyword(s) ‘Plaster, Repair’

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  Making an invisible patch in a lathe and plaster wall

  To fix a bulge or hole in a lathe and plaster wall, we need to pay special attention to two things: limit the damage as we remove the loose plaster, and make sure the new plaster sticks solidly to the old lathe.   DEFINE THE PROBLEM AREA Start by using a pencil to draw a line around the entir...
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  Jon Eakes & the Singing Nuns of St. Michael's Convent

    THE DEAL I made a deal with the singing nuns of St. Michaels convent in Spokane Washington : If they would teach me how to sing, I would teach them how to repair their convent. My only dissapointment in this large project with HGTV Canada was that they never promoted the show well and the...
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  Fixing drywall tape that bubbles up

  When drywall tape breaks loose with a little bubble, it is because there was not enough compound under the tape when it was first put on. If you can, lift the paper ever so little with a spatula and then simply slide in some fresh drywall compound to glue it back down. In some cases, white glue m...
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  Plaster falling from a concrete ceiling.

  Ted has plaster falling off of his concrete condo kitchen ceilings. Apparently it is related to moisture, so it would be a good idea to see if there is a leak from above, or a lot of excess moisture in the kitchen itself. Exhaust fans may solve the problem.Sometimes you just can't solve the pro...
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  Repairing a hole in a stippled ceiling.

  When you have water damage, or a wild swing from a hockey stick that forces you to repair the stipple on your ceiling, the repair is a combination of art work and home improvement technique. You probably won't match the colour, even if it is just because the old one is dirty and the new clean, s...
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  Repairing a 6x6 hole in drywall.

  Mike asked for help in repairing a large hole in drywall, so we built a model with several alternatives. All of them work.  Follow this link to the Learning Curve Tab for a video on all of this.The traditional technique is to slide wood, or even drywall strips into the wall and screw them into p...
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  Which compound is best for patching walls?

  Ever wandered into the renovation centre looking for something to patch a hole in the wall? Complicated, isn't it with so many choices. Why so many? Some are made to fill large holes or cracks without shrinking, others are made to give you a fine smooth finish and some try to do a bit of both....
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  How to repair plaster walls.

  When a lath-and-plaster wall has loose plaster, you shouldn't just put more plaster over it, because the base is no longer solid it will quickly crack again. Either remove the loose plaster, or secure it down.One way is with special "plaster washers". These are light curved washers made out of ...
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  Tip: use window screen for cracked plaster

  When you have a crack in a plaster wall, if you want your repair to last you need to put fiberglass tape over the crack before plastering it up.Brian in Niagara Falls, Ontario has a great idea for patching a series of cracks. He puts a spray glue over the area, then pushes window screen into the...
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  Patching Drywall.

  Patching a large hole in drywall is part having the right products to work with, part having the right tools and part technique.Rule one is that hard plasters, like Polyfiller and Durabond 90 and others, are good to use to fill large cracks, but should never be brought right up to the finishe...