Oh, I was thinking the product they mention, Big Wally's Plaster Magic, might be the thing you need, more than the whole how-to. But I don't have any plaster repair experience, just drywall.
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-t - Jan 19, 2014 3:47:07 pm PST #17563 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse - Jan 19, 2014 3:54:28 pm PST #17564 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, maybe. I'll see what the hardware store people think tomorrow.
Scrappy - Jan 19, 2014 4:14:02 pm PST #17565 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
All this ice cream talk forced me to stop on the way home and buy Americone Dream.
-t - Jan 19, 2014 4:20:48 pm PST #17566 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I believe that is the recommended treatment for Ice Cream Deficiency.
Aims - Jan 19, 2014 4:21:36 pm PST #17567 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Does gelato count? Cause all I have is sea salt caramel gelato.
Ginger - Jan 19, 2014 4:22:53 pm PST #17568 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My guess is that the stuff that's coming off is a skim coat and the person who did it either used the wrong stuff or didn't properly prep the wall.
Jesse - Jan 19, 2014 4:35:23 pm PST #17569 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Or it's just been 100 years? I'm sure it's been at least 60. So if I pull off what comes easily, and do a new skim coat, I should be OK, right? And that seems sufficiently diy-ish?
sarameg - Jan 19, 2014 4:41:20 pm PST #17570 of 30000
Worst that can happen is that it comes off again. Mine is water damage, bubbling, not just cracks, so I think I'll have to learn to plaster properly.
Jesse - Jan 19, 2014 4:42:29 pm PST #17571 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Worst that can happen is that it comes off again.
Right? That's my gut feeling. Especially since we have a guy who could fix it now if I really fuck it up. Metal mesh business and joint compound seem doable.
sarameg - Jan 19, 2014 4:52:18 pm PST #17572 of 30000
That's one thing about living in a house this old (and one owned by a crappy slumlord for a couple decades before): it's survived worse than my attempts at repairs, and even neglected, it survived. At least I care and am trying.