Prepping For Big Things
There’s plans in the works but unfortunately no WOW shots tonight… Sanding and priming the altered bathroom and bedroom doors: Painting away: Meanwhile Rob sanded and spackled the hall upstairs: […]
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Progress In Plaster
Our plaster adventure in the little bedroom has gone from this lumptastic mess (most obvious on the ceiling): To this: Evidence of the sanding extravaganza currently happening in here: To […]
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 […]
MoMoMonday
Its Monday, again. Rob’s working on the window, and I’m helping when needed / filling in with little projects and practical stuff like laundry. Exciting! So here’s a bit of […]
Horse Hair & Washers
Yay, plaster repair time! Our plaster walls consist of thin strips of wood lath nailed to wood studs, then a mix of plaster and horse hair was applied, and keyed […]
Hey, Neighbors: Homeowner Workshops
Homeowner workshops are back in our neighborhood, with a variety of new courses (including plaster repair!) for those who are interested. At this point, Rob & I could probably TEACH […]
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