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• Posted in thread: Plaster, what is it? on 04-30-2011 at 09:29 PM
  PS.This house was leveled following a wildfire recently. The house had a metal roof and was
  made of adobe. I kept the grass 2" long for 50' around the house, all winter but we had a fire
  with winds of...

• Posted in thread: Plaster, what is it? on 01-18-2010 at 07:02 PM
  ACTUALLY.......The "expanded metal throughout" method was a ligitimate method in some parts of
  this continent many years ago. It wasn't a shortcut and it wasn't the wrong thing to do.:DYou
  know that s...

• Posted in thread: Plaster, what is it? on 01-13-2010 at 06:05 PM
  wow, thanks for the detail. Ps the entire ceiling is mesh - I can see it from the attic. The
  few places in the walls I have checked are chicken wire!

• Posted in thread: Plaster, what is it? on 01-11-2010 at 07:58 PM
  Is it made of concrete or what?

• Posted in thread: Plaster, what is it? on 01-11-2010 at 06:57 PM
  I have to repair some interior plaster walls - its about 1-2" thick and pressed into a wire
  mesh. What should I buy? The defects range from 6-12" diameter.

• Posted in thread: Dealing with toxins on 01-11-2010 at 06:55 PM
  I should have explained, I am renovating this ancient house. It has a popcorn ceiling and paint
  layers could be 60+ years old.

• Posted in thread: Dealing with toxins on 01-08-2010 at 04:01 PM
  Surely its not a verboten topic?

• Posted in thread: Dealing with toxins on 01-05-2010 at 08:38 PM
  Bump......

• Posted in thread: Attaching drywall to plastered ceiling on 01-05-2010 at 08:37 PM
  I guess I will try to smooth it other ways first or change the lighting. I wonder if I can put
  the drywall right overtop the popcorn, or will it depress too much where the screws are?Who
  tests for asb...

• Posted in thread: Attaching drywall to plastered ceiling on 01-03-2010 at 11:59 PM
  The plaster is on a steel mesh, no lathe. The mesh is attached to the joists, probably with
  some sort of u-nail. It is about 1" thick.In some areas you can see where repairs were
  done,...or a wall had...