Lathe and plaster walls ideas

Lath and plaster walls are old school, but have some terrific advantages. Here's how to know whether to go with lath and plater, or opt for drywall...

<p>Here are two ways approach your lath and plaster repair whether you have a damaged wall or if you need to patch a hole.</p>

Around the same time I found the above photo at houzz, my husband was working on movie that was filming at Big Red Sun in Venice, (California), and was looking at this all day: When he came home every night to this, I think he put two and two together and figured we could just paint instead! And maybe end up with something like this: Although our bedroom has a flat roof, this is still pretty inspiration: The Lettered Cottage actually tore down a wall to make a gorgeous feature wall in their…

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We often get asked, why does my stud finder have trouble with lath and plaster when it works perfectly through drywall? Or...

I took a day off for my birthday but then it was back to work on the house. Actually, I needed a day (or two) off because we (I) were exhausted!! That long weekend wore us out, kinda sucks that we have to do this for about 52 more weekends.... We had gotten so much accomplished on our first weekend that I was alternating between "what were we thinking?? we will never get this done!!" to " wow, this is going well, I'm sure we will be done ahead of schedule...." Delusional. As with any project…

Gary Wentz is a carpenter and the Editor-in-Chief of The Family Handyman. He claims to have torn out more than two acres of plaster and lath. He'll show you how to remove plaster and lath faster, safer and better.

Major wall damage on a plaster and lath wall, of the kind of damage that goes all the way through both the plaster and lath, usually requires that sections of the wall be removed and replaced. However, it’s often just the plaster that’s damaged, with the lath still in place.

Plaster walls crack and hanging art on them can be a challenge. These tips and tricks from an expert make living with plaster walls easier.

StudSensor™ stud finders locate studs by identifying increases and changes in density behind the wall. To function properly...