Most plaster can still be salvaged.  Hairline cracks?  Plaster sagging?  No problem.

    We have a few different ways to save your plaster walls & ceilings without demolishing the old plaster.  We have methods & techniques that will save your old base board & trim from removal.

    First we will prep your room such as masking out your base board & trim.  We will install floor protection.  Next we start with sagging plaster by using plaster washers and a series of drywall screws plus some times glue to re secure the old plaster to the lathe.  From years of settlement, vibration and moisture, the plaster may lose the "keys" that hold it to the lathe.

    The process:  Depending on the magnitude of the repair is what method we decide to use.
    
    After all of the "loose" issues are addressed we start by shaving highs to make our job easier for us.  Next depending on the nature of the cracks we will either tape all cracks with fiber glass or paper tape.  We may decide to mat paer of or the entire surface with a .040 thick fiber glass tight woven mating material.

    Continue to Plaster 2 page please.

                              "THE MUD MASTERS"

               "rockin East Central Iowa since 1995"