Believe it or not, there are ways to smooth walls without plastering. Whether you are redoing one room or a gigantic whole-house renovation, plastering walls is one of those tasks that even ...

Plastering has been around for ages. The Egyptians plastered their houses and tombs with a lime-gypsum material similar to modern plaster. The Greeks and Romans also recognized the sanitary value of ...

A former owner had wallpapered the ceiling of my bathroom. I’ve scraped it off but in places, the plaster has come off all the way down to the cement. To patch it, should I use joint compound or ...

Check the size of your 1/2-in. plywood backing board. Then, cut the fiberglass window screen to be eight inches larger than it in both directions (so there are four inches of overhang on each side).

Dear James: We are planning a substantial room addition to our dream home. We are not on a tight budget, and we want everything done right. Should we use plaster walls or standard drywall walls? — ...

Plaster, a decorative wall coating of lime, sand, and sometimes fibers, has been around since the beginning of time—and so has plaster repair. Although subject to cracks and bubbles, it's a durable ...