Plaster Crack Repair

Zack and Mac of Z Painting Studio discuss materials, preparation, and procedure for dealing with the unsightly cracks that can appear in plaster walls over time. Recorded at the May 2009 Des Moines Rehabbers Club meeting. More information at http://RenovateDSM.com

DSMRC monthly meetings are free and open to the public! They are typically held on the first Saturday of each month from 9:30 to 11:00 in the morning. Each meeting is at a different location and covers a different topic. We welcome people of all skill levels whether you are a professional general contractor, exploring options for redoing a bathroom, or simply want to talk about renovation with other interesting people.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• plaster
• repair
• renovation
• rehab
• Des Moines

[stallchops]

what is the purpose of the caulk? where do you find the cracke sealer? Thanks

[izquierda74]

According to the presenters, the caulk allows for a better backing for the plaster fill to adhere to. If I recall correctly, the sealer can be found at a quality paint supply store like Sherwin Williams.

[shaani71]

I do plaster repair and restoration on the East Coast. I have to remove sooo many of these ridiculous patches for people with in one to two yrs. after guys like these do them. The issue is that bonding, sandable DRYWALL mud is not hard enough to resist the preasures that are causing these cracks. Caulking is just tarted. Get molding plaster from an art store, fill the cracks with that and then skim it with a little dry-wall mud and sand.

[bobbyslc]

Why did you make the video so hard to hear? Get rid of the music.

[tank7977]

shaani is offering an opinion. Opinions are like a holes everybody has one, and they usually stink. The purpose of the caulk, an elastomeric latex, is to absorb shock. the caulk needs to dry before any plaster work is done. This method has yet to fail on any restorations i have done. DRYWALL mud was used for finish only, first coat was durabond because it is hard enough to resist cracking.

[dancerbabe1978]

very poor quality video. Can't even see what the guy is doing.

[Mykarmaxspiredaz]

The caulk will never dry without air.... it would need to sit a while to cure properly. This vid is a quick fix....not a solution!

[greyhoundfriend123]

@shaani71 Thank you, that was actually very beneficial to me.

[goofybitz]

The music is annoying

[BigWalleze]

For a different technique that takes less time and minimal troweling skills and mess you might try Big Wally's Plaster Magic. It take no sanding, stabilizes the plaster to the lath fixing why the plaster cracks (coming loose from the lath) and was demonstrated on TOH twice.