plaster repair

03-15-2012, 01:35 PM	#1
amakarevic Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,067	plaster repair I am looking for ideas how to restore some plaster patches I tore down when taking out my old baseboard. It was plaster over brick, maybe 1/2" thick. The house is 100 yrs old. I imagine there would be some product out there for legacy applications like this. Please see attached. Thanks Attached Thumbnails

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03-15-2012, 01:50 PM	#2
stuart45 Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Somerset, England Posts: 636	plaster repair Being that old it's probably lime/sand 2 or 3 coat work. There are 1 or 2 coat gypsum plasters that you can use instead if you wish, although I would probably use the lime mix.

03-15-2012, 02:06 PM	#3
amakarevic Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,067	plaster repair Quote: Originally Posted by stuart45 Being that old it's probably lime/sand 2 or 3 coat work. There are 1 or 2 coat gypsum plasters that you can use instead if you wish, although I would probably use the lime mix. thanks. which ratio lime vs. sand? and how long do you wait between each coat?

03-15-2012, 03:06 PM	#4
stuart45 Member   Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Somerset, England Posts: 636	plaster repair 3/1 sand/lime for the base coat, 1/1 lime/silver sand for the setting coat. Lime does take longer the cement or gypsum to cure, which is one reason why it went out of general use.

03-16-2012, 02:54 AM	#5
Skuce Heritage Restoration   Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 73	plaster repair Make sure to dampen the brickwork first very well. Also dampen the finished plaster a few times after you are all done and it has set. The lime needs moisture to carbonate properly See if you can get a Natural Hydraulic Lime as opposed to a Hydrated Lime. The NHL's are more forgiving and cure on their own faster. __________________ Drew Skuce PSC Heritage Restoration 5-48 Woodslee Ave. Paris, Ont. Canada To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-23-2012, 02:35 PM	#6
amakarevic Member   Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,067	plaster repair what is the difference between the regular and silver sand? thanks