Making The Proper Repair Of Walls And Ceilings Using Stucco
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by: Adriana Noton
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Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2010 Time: 1:27 PM
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Most people in the maintenance field, use the stucco method to make these repairs. Cracks in ceilings, an occasional doorknob through a wall. These minor repairs are great candidates for this procedure. Time saving and inexpensive this job can take an eyesore back to flawless with a little insight.
If your filling in a hole, we need to make sure the compound or plaster doesn't fall right in the hole. Back the hole with tissue, or paper, stuffing it good so it sits just below the surface of the wall. This will hold the first plaster or Sheetrock compound, depending on your product. Apply a coat of your patching substance and then embed strips of Sheetrock tape a few inches longer then your repair, into the mud.
Apply a coat of mud onto the tap and pull the extra towards the edges of your repair. Applying the mud in one direction and removing it at a ninety degree turn to that will help smooth the repair. Continue pulling the mud out to the far edges, until it is some what smooth. Now time is ours have a coffee relax we can't touch wet mud.
Your repair is dry when it turns completely white, do not try to sand or make it any smoother while it's drying. This will only make a mess you'll have to sand out later. You'll have plenty of time to make it right on the next coat.
Apply another coat of your product over the first. This time use a ten inch putty knife and expand the layer you put on past the edge of the previous coat. First pull the knife across the repair centered. Next pass, you'll stay half on and half off your patch putting slightly more pressure on the half off, this will smooth the edge. Then repeat the half on half off method on the other half, making sure to always put more pressure on the half that's off.
Cracked plaster ceilings are also a great candidate for stucco repairs. Using a painters adhesive caulking, fill the crack to just below the surface. Use your finger to smooth the bead and help it adhere the two sides together. Using tape is usually not necessary on cracks like this. Use the six inch knife to compound over the caulking bead and smooth it up to flush with your ceiling or wall. Repeat the process enough times until you have a smooth repair. Sand and paint and that old cracked ceiling can look new just like that.
If you have loose plaster. Ceiling washers as their called are available at most hardware stores as well as building supply houses. These are a large beveled fender washer with a hole in the center. Using a Sheetrock screw they can pull loose plaster back to their lathes. These small beauties can turn a rip out job into a repair job, saving thousands of dollars.
Finish the repairs again with the adhesive caulking and the mud over that. Remember to let the mud dry between coats. Getting your stucco to look good could be one more coat away.
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