Smythers00
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Hi all.
I'm looking for some knowledge/wisdom here.
I live in an apartment building that was build back in 1967. It's got walls made from some building material that I'm unfamiliar with, see picture attached.
To me, it's reminiscent of drywall in that:
- there's a thin veneer - in this case, a plaster like substance. I say plaster, and maybe that's what it was back in the day. Now it's more like 500 layers of paint and thin layer of drywall compound on top of what's left of that original 'plaster'
- there's a core of a aggregate-based substance. It's definitely NOT drywall. It looks more like cement board. Maybe that's what it was? OH! And around the corners, embedded in this material is expanded steel lattice, which makes me believe this was like a lathe and plaster thing. Except that's definitely NOT plaster!
- followed by a backing of something almost like a thin sheet of rubber.
In any event, the base of these walls around the bedroom windows have this weird thing going on where the 'plaster' tends to get fuzzy or fluffy and falls off (typically over the winter months, so I assume it's a moisture thing), creating a mess that I have to vacuum. Of course the "plaster" cracks and if touched, will fall off too, revealing that cement like core.
I get that this is a problem for the landlord, and I'm not looking for any advice on that.
What I would like to know is:
What kind of wall material is that? I've genuinely never seen anything like that before.
How would one go about repairing that? Specifically, what kind of material would you use?
Thanks in advance.
I'm looking for some knowledge/wisdom here.
I live in an apartment building that was build back in 1967. It's got walls made from some building material that I'm unfamiliar with, see picture attached.
To me, it's reminiscent of drywall in that:
- there's a thin veneer - in this case, a plaster like substance. I say plaster, and maybe that's what it was back in the day. Now it's more like 500 layers of paint and thin layer of drywall compound on top of what's left of that original 'plaster'
- there's a core of a aggregate-based substance. It's definitely NOT drywall. It looks more like cement board. Maybe that's what it was? OH! And around the corners, embedded in this material is expanded steel lattice, which makes me believe this was like a lathe and plaster thing. Except that's definitely NOT plaster!
- followed by a backing of something almost like a thin sheet of rubber.
In any event, the base of these walls around the bedroom windows have this weird thing going on where the 'plaster' tends to get fuzzy or fluffy and falls off (typically over the winter months, so I assume it's a moisture thing), creating a mess that I have to vacuum. Of course the "plaster" cracks and if touched, will fall off too, revealing that cement like core.
I get that this is a problem for the landlord, and I'm not looking for any advice on that.
What I would like to know is:
What kind of wall material is that? I've genuinely never seen anything like that before.
How would one go about repairing that? Specifically, what kind of material would you use?
Thanks in advance.