If your plaster is bare, select a paint that will let lime plaster breathe. Whether we’re talking clay paint, like those from Eathborn Paints or Fenwick & Tillbrook, or a traditional limewash finish, ...

There are two kinds of cracks in old lath and plaster walls. Both can be repaired, but one is a much more serious problem. By Ronda Kaysen Q: Our Gramercy co-op was built in 1929. The thick plaster ...

We’ve removed panel molding (and are keeping picture & crown moldings) from plaster walls, which have many coats of paint on them. Don’t want to re-plaster. it’s not that fancy an apt. Just want to ...

Dear Angie: How important is it to repair plaster before repainting? Our ceilings have peeling paint that we’re pretty sure was caused by past water damage. Since the water problem is no longer an ...

A There are several reasons why paint can fail to adhere to plastered surfaces, and without inspecting your home it is difficult to say which one is most likely. However, when I read you’d “had ...