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| Moulding in the living room re-done. |
Here, the old moulding is removed. |
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| The best piece of the old moulding is saved to
make a template. |
A cross section of the old moulding reveals that
the moulding was run in place, and the Greek keys were stuck on later. |
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| The moulding is squared up first by cutting with a miter saw. |
I cut another piece of aluminum from my
rebuilding DC sign. You may have seen it before. I have been using this sign for eight years. |
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| A mold template is made by cutting and filing a little at a
time. |
The mold template is screwed to a wood backup. The last two
details are screwed on and bent back. These not only make the last
step, but allow the mold template to slide easily. |
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| A wood strip is nailed to the
wall for the template to slide on. |
The ceiling is checked wit a
miter rod. The ceiling must be dead straight for the moulding to look
right. |
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The moulding is filled with
moulding plaster and lime and run with the mold template as the mortar
starts to set. |
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| After several passes, our moulding is shaping up. |
The joins are tooled in with a mitering rod. |
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| I got this mold rubber from smooth-on. It is made for casting
details on the wall. After four coats, I had a decent copy. |
I made a plaster backup,and a
box for casting. I poured the Greek keys in sections about a foot long with moulding plaster |
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| The casts are trimmed to fit
using a knife. |
The back of the cast is scored
to provide a good bond. The casts are the stuck on using moulding plaster and lime. |
 All there is left now is to fill the joints. |
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