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In my 1943 home, we have ceiling heat that does actually still work and work well. The way the ceiling is constructed is quite strange. Starting from the framing above, it has 1/2" plywood, a layer of old school gypsum board, then the wires for the ceiling heat are coiled around, then (I think a brown coat), then a white coat with the texture in the pictures below. It is not popcorn ceiling of course. It is some sort of ridged, non-uniform, texture.
We cannot remove it all and leave it flat because the ceiling is all sorts of bumpy and wavy but this texture REALLY does a fantastic job of hiding the imperfections and it actually doesn't look bad as a whole.
The problem, though, is that due to the ceiling constantly expanding and contracting due to the ceiling heat, there are areas where the white plaster has fallen off in pieces. I need to try to patch those areas with new plaster and blend it in with the same texture, but can't figure out how it is done. I am thinking maybe I put a slightly thick layer of plaster on (about 1/4") and then use some sort of non-linting towel and use it to sort of pull the ridges out. Is that anywhere close to how to do this?
We cannot remove it all and leave it flat because the ceiling is all sorts of bumpy and wavy but this texture REALLY does a fantastic job of hiding the imperfections and it actually doesn't look bad as a whole.
The problem, though, is that due to the ceiling constantly expanding and contracting due to the ceiling heat, there are areas where the white plaster has fallen off in pieces. I need to try to patch those areas with new plaster and blend it in with the same texture, but can't figure out how it is done. I am thinking maybe I put a slightly thick layer of plaster on (about 1/4") and then use some sort of non-linting towel and use it to sort of pull the ridges out. Is that anywhere close to how to do this?

