Jobs in progress-updated October 7, 2000

A plaster addition in
Arlington, Virginia


Veneer plaster is an excellent alternative to drywall.

Veneer basecoat applied to blueboard White coat in family room
finished plaster kitchen Veneer plaster (blueboard).

We're plastering a new addition
and patching the exististing house.

Top left: Veneer basecoat
              applied to blueboard.

Top right: White coat in family
                room. 
Bottom right: finished kitchen.



Monique's apartment
Washington, DC

Lath and plaster arch is reconstructed in circa 1941 apartment Arch is framed using 3/4" channel iron
using the distance from the floor to the top of the arch as a radiu Lath and plaster arch is reconstructed
in circa 1941 apartment.

Arch is framed using 3/4" channel iron.

Metal lath is wire-tied to framing and existing
lath. A flexible corner bead is used to
make the arch, just like 1941.

The height of the sides of the arch was
determined by using the distance from the
floor to the top of the arch as a radius.
 
rods off the brown coat The strip of wood at the bottom is a ground
Mynor rods off the brown coat This picture shows that the door jamb was
set before the plaster and the plaster
is straightened to the jamb.
The strip of wood
at the bottom is a ground. This provides
a guide to straighten the plaster as well
as a nailer for the baseboard.
It's hard to drive a nail through 3/4"
of sand plaster.
White coat is troweled smooth Finished plaster arch and kitchen
White coat is troweled smooth. Finished arch and kitchen

Pebble dash stucco
Washington, DC and a
plaster fire place in historic house
Alexandria, Virginia

Pebble dash stucco plaster fire place
A stucco garage in Washington, DC Finished fire place in historic house
from last update. Outside corner
is formed with wood strips instead
of metal corner beads. They didn't
have metal corner beads in the
1700's.