Wavy walls/ horizontal plaster bulges
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Comments (17)Yes, they're an ORB. And yes, I was planning on tiling up the wall partway, about a foot but can do wood instead. Since it would be different than the pine window trim, I'd keep the wood lower, maybe more than 3" but we'll see what they have - could rip a board down, then 1 8 ft board would do all around, it would be 5-8". I was hoping to make the bead end up at the tile surface, but can always route a simple ogee or something on the top edge. Tile would have to be installed first so we know how high to make the apron. And if I use the same boards for the table top, I could do a low backsplash on that too, I have an old table I'm using as a TV stand now that has a removable backsplash and sidesplashes, use that as a model (it's just too small to use for 2 sinks). Maybe I can even sneak a drawer in there between the sinks too. You've almost got me convinced, now I have to convince DH. A project like this is going to take me a little longer than just ordering a countertop for the builder vanity, and I've got lots of unfinished projects around (like putting together an unfinished TV stand and finishing it so it coordinates with the dark wood end tables!). If I can find a cheap cultured marble countertop with sinks to fit the old/new vanity, then all I really have to do right away is install the radiant heat and tile the floor so we can set the toilet, tile the tub deck and install the faucet. The apron and the table can wait. DH just wants the master bath functional (it *will* be 5 yrs Labor Day since we moved in!)....See MoreWavy plaster walls
Comments (11)My 1935 house has the same "problem." On every ceiling you can see the 16"x4' seams. It is also like that on all of the upstairs walls and many of the downstairs walls. We did a kitchen remodel a couple of years ago and it was interesting to see that the some of the walls were plaster and lath and some were either the gypsom or beaverboard described by others. I thought maybe they splurged for plaster and the living and dining rooms, but there didn't seem to be much method to the madness. I'm not sure whether its the plaster coat or the boards themselves but they are literally rock solid. I have to use a drill to hang anything, and many times the drill bits break. The grooves don't bother me as much as the peeling paint. In a few of the seams on the ceilings the paint literally falls right off. I'm not sure if I should blame it on a bad paint job or the materials in the ceilings. I also have the faux-tile that ken tn speaks of. It went all around the kitchen from the floor until about five feet up. It was in the bathroom and the half bath as well. In the kitchen the previous owner just plastered over it, but you can still see the pattern in places. I'm not sure if it was a stamp or something premade, but it is definitely not 4" ceramic tile. I don't know that the finish or paint colors have made much of a difference. It's very visible on the flat white ceilings and very visible on the various colors of satin walls. I did find many of the same old colors, lots of teal, green and coral around too....See MoreRemove wallpaper from plaster walls
Comments (15)I also would love to remove paper from plaster walls in several rooms - but I'm afraid to... Long-ago PO's previously paneled over 2 rooms, (suspicious, much?), the only one without that "bandaid" has very thick paper - applied with at least a 1" overlap. It'd been painted over - & sprayed with what I assume was ceiling texture gunk? I scraped/sanded the hard scratchy bumps off & repainted. Both walls & ceiling have this paper - was this something sold for this purpose - to hide/cover, (or egad, "retain"?) crumbling plaster? I know it's probably not that bad - only other projects are keeping me from it, not fear, lol. On a side note... That's one more reason why plaster is better than drywall! I HAD to get rid of ugly wallpaper in a downstairs bath - tried an area & it pulled right off.. Good, right? Wrong. The floppers had put in drywall & papered directly to it without priming at all. Pulled a layer of "sheet" off the "rock", leaving a rough exposed-paper layer. Why go to the trouble to drywall, then apply (textured vinyl) wallpaper directly to it, so that removing the paper would literally destroy the walls? That's the difference between flippers & floppers. (Sorry for getting off topic & ranting a bit, but if it'd been plaster...)....See MoreHow to save these plaster walls
Comments (3)Hi, For a long while, it was customary to install the moldings (casing, chair rail, baseboard) first, to the brick or framing, and then plaster them in. Second, if the walls only got a "two coat" plastering job to begin with, they will look wavy; you're seeing the pattern of the lath underneath. But, if this is not true in you house (1870 would be quite late to find embedded moldings, but just right to find two coat plaster) you will need to get things smoothed out to suit you. I'd start with some exploratory scraping/probing near the moldings to find why they appear buried. The bulges I can't explain without seeing them. Casey...See More- 9 years ago
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