We recently saw a television commercial that made us laugh, then nod our heads in agreement, then cry (Okay, we didn’t actually cry. But the seriousness of the commercial’s message was well received).
The ad was for a carpet cleaning service. Two cleaning techs are driving down the road in a company van… Read the rest of this post
Category : Blog & Plaster Knowledge & Plaster Repair Articles
Today we’d like to share an inquiry emailed in by Janine from Pennsylvania. Janine is using Big Wally’s Plaster Magic to repair a damaged plaster ceiling (25’ x 30’) in an old house, circa 1850.
Janine writes:
“I’m looking at contractors to deal with the big holes but have started using Big Wally’s for D.I.Y. crack repairs… Read the rest of this post
Category : Blog & Plaster Repair Articles & Tips
Have you ever tapped on a plastered wall with your knuckle? It feels like solid rock, right? Well that’s because plaster is, essentially, rock… pulverized rock, reconstituted and spread on to walls and ceilings.
Of course, you can’t just grab a wheelbarrow full of gravel from your driveway, grind it to dust, add water and spread… Read the rest of this post
Category : Blog & History & Plaster Knowledge & Plaster Repair Articles
Plaster has been around a long long time. Before the Pilgrims landed in America, before Rome fell, before the Egyptians built their towering pyramids… home builders were using variations of plaster to sheath their abodes.
To date, the earliest evidence of plaster was found in portions of southern Turkey and northern Syria. Plaster was applied to… Read the rest of this post
Category : Blog & History & Plaster Knowledge
By: Rory Brennan, for This Old House television, Charlestown House Project, 2000
The number one at-risk historic material in this country is interior plaster. Historic plasters can be fixed and preserved to be part of a cost-effective restoration process. Modern alternatives do not measure up in the long run to maintaining historic plasters. Sadly, in the… Read the rest of this post
Category : Blog & Plaster Repair Articles
