How To Repair Large Hole In Plaster Wall With No Lath

First, thanks to everyone for the quick and helpful advice and encouragement. I detest feeling a bit put off by plaster - I've done DYI framing, drywall and other light structure. Merely the plaster is just something I've avoided. This time I have more fourth dimension versus beingness rushed. So, I went back in the room and checked the whole wall. I scored around areas that were conspicuously loose and pulled off the plaster. Where I thought it seemed OK I added some plaster washers. I've cleaned out all the keys betwixt the lath and vacuumed. I broke up some larger shims and drilled/screwed them in a couple places to reinforce the board.

After going through this, it's articulate when they built the closet - I guess maybe 20-xxx years ago - they did a number on the plaster. And considering this wall was essentially on the insight of that added closet - information technology wasn't an issue. I see they also cut the trim piece on pinnacle of the original closet - I need to replace that along with the cap. And there is plaster that just pulled off upward at that place.

The one affair that I'm still not clear about is how to gauge the thickness of the plaster in these lager areas. I did get back and watch all the videos I could observe on youtube. For instance, as I look forth the baseboard (facing the baseboard), the plaster thickness is thinner to the left (~ iii/eight") and gets thicker to the correct (~1/2+). At the lesser - nearly the floor - do you just middle it for the right thickness as yous build upwardly the layers? I'grand thinking I demand a fairly straight line of plaster for when I put a piece of baseboard trim and basecamp in (I really it won't be perfect). Where I am coming up to existing plaster I didn't remove, clearly I accept a guide for thickness. But as I motility towards the floor or as I remember near the middle areas, I guess you just get the hang of putting information technology on right? Possibly I'1000 over thinking information technology and it's one of those things you just figure out as yous go.

I picked up some easy sand xc today. I assume I can utilize that for all coast - first glaze on the lath and then upwards through the finish coast? It turns out I got a gallon of plaster weld some time ago. That Kirk Giordano guy on youtube (who I love watching) seems to recommend it. Lastly, if I remember from having a guy help us stop the walls in another room, he just used regular drywall mud for the smaller imperfections on the wall. Or, would others recommend using like shooting fish in a barrel sand for that likewise? I judge the drywall mud has a nicer finished consistency - at least that's what I've read..

Every projection sure is a learning experience...

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