Finishing a new wall or room with plaster or joint compound takes practice. If you have no experience with plaster or its near relative, joint compound, don’t learn in your living room. Experiment ...

Roll-on plaster can provide a quick, smooth finish in the right conditions, but it can also lead to poor results if applied ...

This homeowner's guide to plastering will help homesteaders understand how to work with plaster. Commonly used as a protective finish over exterior walls, plasters also offer durability and beauty for ...

An innovative locally developed high-strength gypsum finishing plaster is setting a new benchmark for smoothness and consistency. MetaCote, produced by Metadynamics, contains 95% synthetic gypsum and ...

Before the arrival of prefabricated wallboard or "drywall" in the 1940s and '50s, plaster was the material of choice for interior walls and ceilings in American homes. Portland cement plaster was ...

One Souderton councilman’s concerns about the quality of the plaster finish at the new pool led council to vote in favor of requesting a letter certifying the work meets the specifications required ...

Q. A painter recently repaired our unheated vestibule ceiling by applying a thin coat of plaster over the entire surface. He gave the same treatment to the walls. A big piece of the plaster has pulled ...