![]() ![]() Many old plaster patching jobs fail because people use the wrong materials for the job.ĭo not use the common drywall joint compounds you often find in home centers. To obtain professional results you will need to practice and use the correct products. I think you can successfully patch the plaster if you have some patience and a fair amount of hand-eye coordination. ![]() Obtain all approved cleaning procedures and cleaning products from the EPA's website. Mop the floors and wash down walls making sure to change the wash water regularly and dispose of the contaminated water down a toilet. Change and wash the filter regularly and dispose of the wash water down a toilet. If you try to vacuum up chips or dust, you must use a special HEPA filter-equipped vacuum cleaner. If this is so, there may be significant amounts of small lead paint chips in the rooms and significant amounts of visible or invisible lead dust in the rooms.īefore you do any plaster patching, I urge you to rid the rooms of any residual lead. Because of the age of the building, I would be willing to wager significant money that the paint you removed contained lead. How hard is it to work with plaster? Amy C., Brooklyn, NYĭEAR AMY: My biggest concern at this point is that you may have created a serious health issue in removing the paint from the walls. Do you think we can repair these defects on our own using skim coat plaster or other tools? All of the paint came off the walls easily to expose the original white-plaster walls. In some areas I can see down to a rough, sandy brown-colored plaster. The walls have small to medium-sized areas where some of the plaster is missing and there are numerous jagged cracks in the walls. PHOTO CREDIT: Amy Caroli Patching Plaster WallsĭEAR TIM: My husband and I are trying to restore our apartment in an old prewar building. ![]() Because of the depth of this hole, it will require two or more applications of patching plaster. ![]()
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