I also don't tape the crack as the videos they put out don't show doing that either and I don't want to fight the tape seem. Drywall is easy to install and provides a smooth, durable surface that is ready to be painted or wallpapered. It consists of a layer of gypsum plaster pressed between two sheets of thick paper. As I type I've been working on a cracked out area where I'm down to just the base coat and some exposed lathe with a surface area of about 2sqft and so far it feels very solid.įWIW, the addition of a small bit of joint compound allows the plaster to flow much nicer, yet it's not enough to cause cracking or much, if any, shrinking. Drywall, also known as plasterboard or wallboard, is a common building material used to finish interior walls and ceilings. Of course, over the larger ones, the screws/liquid nails are only used to re-inforce the perimeter of those sections. I realize you are working a larger section and I'm sure the drywall method would work great, but I have actually floated pretty large voids with my method. Once that dries, I finish off with joint compound to get it smooth. After a day or so, I take the screw/washer back out and fill the crack with approx 80/20 mix of plaster of paris/joint compound. I ended up using basically the same method, of drilling holes into the plaster along where a crack is and then I shoot liquid nails into the hole and use a drywall screw along with a plastic washer to suck the plaster back to the lathe. I liked it a lot, but it was too expensive for my budget no further than it allowed me to go. ![]() I basically saw a T.O.H., or similar show, using Big Walley's Plaster Magic, so I gave it a try. ![]() I don't know about a 2' x 2' area, but I have patched many cracks in my c1915 house and so far 5yrs later I haven't seen any signs of them failing, yet I have seen other peoples fail in that amount of time, so I must be doing something sort of right!
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