Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crack in a white plaster wall A crack in a plaster wall can look intimidating, and even be a cause for concern. While the sudden ...

Dear James: I have an old house with plaster walls and many cracks that need to be repaired. How can I fix these so they stay fixed and are invisible? — Julianne T. Dear Julianne: Many older houses ...

Plaster, a decorative wall coating of lime, sand, and sometimes fibers, has been around since the beginning of time—and so has plaster repair. Although subject to cracks and bubbles, it's a durable ...

When Julie Schmidt first called Lenny Wilkinson at Bettendorf Home Repair to come to her home at 106 Greenwood Ave. in Bettendorf, it was to repair plaster on the inside of her home that had been ...

Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. When you stop and think about it, a wall (or a ceiling) is a canvas. It’s a large flat surface that we hang wallpaper on, or paint. Just because we are ...

Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 4 of this story. So you live in an older home with plaster walls and ceilings, and you need to renovate. You need to run new electric lines, or repair plumbing, or perhaps ...

A regular reader sent in these photos of his recent efforts to repair the plaster crown moldings in his Clinton Hill brownstone. Turns out that back around 1910 someone added a screen to the parlor ...

So this stretch on the roof level access has always had a stretch that has water damage. But it has not gotten better (obviously) or worse in the past five years so I am thinking it could be stable.

South Dakota lawmakers approved $3 million for Capitol building repairs, adding to the nearly $12 million already allocated. The funds will address immediate needs like plaster and paint repair, dome ...