tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688737200861236433.post6076829770211689822..comments2024-03-20T01:59:54.468-07:00Comments on Laurelhurst Craftsman Bungalow: Guest Bedroom Wall RepairSharon Kwilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00204757096377140896noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688737200861236433.post-10322527698849464812012-06-19T22:16:49.594-07:002012-06-19T22:16:49.594-07:00Our plaster guy was AWESOME. Fast, clean and his w...Our plaster guy was AWESOME. Fast, clean and his work looks good. I'd be happy to give you a referral. So far as I know, he was also affordably priced, but I didn't get a ton of quotes. After seeing him work, I can't believe people ever replace plaster with drywall, rather than repair.Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064441967101411674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688737200861236433.post-6023877988381703212012-06-19T19:18:15.123-07:002012-06-19T19:18:15.123-07:00We have the same hole in two of our bedrooms - I c...We have the same hole in two of our bedrooms - I covered them with a picture, haha.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968683314594577902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688737200861236433.post-1323418783959649112012-06-19T17:57:54.080-07:002012-06-19T17:57:54.080-07:00I feel your pain. We have one room and the hallway...I feel your pain. We have one room and the hallway in our house where thick layers of paint are peeling badly off the plaster and I have good sized holes from where sconces where installed. In one room, I scraped whatever loose paint off the wall and used American clay plaster to hide all the edges. It is not a long-term fix because in some spots, the old paint is still lifting of the plaster underneath the clay plaster. But the clay plaster is beautiful for the time being. For our cracked and peeling ceilings we did a method that I will try on the walls in the hallway later on. We removed any loose paint, secured the plaster where it was loose from the lath with plaster washers, then applied plaster weld, 3 feet wide fiber glass mesh, 2 coats of setting type joint compound and 1 layer of veneer plaster. Our ceilings are by no means perfect but they are holding up. They have endured sistering the joists above and raising the house back up to level with no cracks. If your walls are in fairly good shape and you don't need to use plaster washers, you can probably get away with one coat of setting type joint compound and the veneer plaster. <br />As for the big hole, I would cut out the plaster and lathe that is damaged and patch with a piece of drywall. I did this to a hole in the wall where the air conditioner was installed and you can hardly tell. <br />http://eastsidebungalow.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/fixing-cracked-plaster-ceilings/<br />Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com