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  1. S

    Screwing into metal lathe - plaster but the plaster is bad

    My hand rail is secured to the plaster on the edge of my staircase at two points; As the staircase rises from floor 1 to floor 2, the metal railing screws into the ceiling of the first floor. The ceiling is plaster on metal lathe. At site one, the plaster where the old screw entered the...
  2. KatieMcT

    Stairway Ceiling- HELP!

    Hi- I own a home that was built in 1926. I am looking to repair the ceiling in my stairway. It is crumbling and cracking, especially right on the corner. It looks to be plaster but I am not 100% sure. Any advice on how to repair? Pics attached. Thank you!
  3. W

    Repairing water damaged plaster

    After some heavy rains we had some water damage on interior plaster wall. After repointing the exterior it seems that the cause has been fixed and its time to repair the damage. We have an old brick house where the plaster appears to be directly applied to the interior masonry/brick, not over...
  4. M

    Help! How to repair this wall? -Don’t know what it’s made of...

    Hello, Let me start off by saying - I am a first time home owner who is trying to figure things out as I go... At first I thought repairing these walls in my closets would be a fairly "easy" task... But now I'm second guessing myself. Coming here to get some tips. I'd love to do this repair...
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