Patch those plaster cracks

Tips for lath-and-plaster repairs

Inman News

By Bill and Kevin Burnett

Q: We are getting ready to repaint our home office. The walls and ceiling were cracked during an earthquake and poorly patched before we moved in. We had the roof redone last summer, and the banging and hammering seriously re-cracked the plaster. In two areas there is a large "plate" of plaster that is loose. You can press it and it moves closer to the wall.

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