One Down, Two To Go
Tonight we got the first coat of joint compound on everything and taped all the joints. For all the plaster joints we used the powder setting-type joint compound. It’s stronger, […]
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Making the rough smoooooh!
100+ year old plaster is not always perfect! So to get nice smooth walls we decided to skim coat the walls. When working with plaster we typically use powder joint […]
Keep On Drywallin’
Today the two open portions of hall ceiling got (re)closed up with a ton of construction glue: And screws: Finally looking less construction-y. Hope to never have to open this […]
Closet Fit Out
Yesterday Rob cut the wood pieces for the closets so today I sanded and put a clear semi-gloss poly on them. The shelves are a lovely oak and were unused […]
Before & After: Plaster Washers Work Their Magic
Before: Big Crack in plaster 😦 After: Big Crack in Plaster -BUT- now the plaster isn’t falling away from the wood lath behind it which is why it cracked in […]
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