Ornamental plaster restored in Washington, DC.

Details on how we restored an ornamental plaster molding in Washington, DC.

Mouldings are straight and restoed right in Washington, DC. A section of the old molding is torn off
A section of the old molding is taken off and cut square.. Sheet metal is filed a little at a time to a close fit.
Metal Template is screw attached to wood back-up New
metal lath applied with screws
Metal Template is screw attached to wood back-up. Note the patch I made. It beats starting all over again. Water damaged section of ceiling and molding removed. New metal lath applied with screws.
patch with moulding plaster and lime Molding template is screwed to a sled.
Mynor fills patch with moulding plaster and lime and trowels smooth. Molding template is screwed to a sled. A wood brace prevents chattering.
screed-the straight area
the template rides on- with a long mitering rod It took me 12 hours to make this template
Carlos trues up the "screed"-the straight area the template rides on- with a long mitering rod. Molding is filled a little at a time and run with the template. The sled rides on a wood strip nailed to the wall.
Edges and details are filled and tooled. Molding repair in Washington, DC
Edges and details are filled and tooled. Nice.