Q Am I right that when sections of plaster break away from the lath, an accepted repair technique is to roughly fill in those gaps with drywall and then drywall over the whole wall or ceiling? — M.H., ...

Q. We just bought our first house, an American Foursquare, dated 1917. It has been vacant for several years and the interior is not in the best condition. We'd like to gut it to get rid of the sagging ...

From the outside, this home appears a classic suburban Dutch Gambrel with attached two car-garagetwo-car garage, but the interior bespeaks an earlier time with its post-and-beam construction. The ...

Repairing a plaster ceiling with plaster is the best way to maintain an older home’s integrity. Step 1: Plastering is a messy job. Prepare the work space by removing furniture and covering everything ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman painting ceiling Ceilings typically have been an overlooked part of a room makeover, but homeowners are starting to look up ...

Many people in rural areas do not waste much time on building houses with ceilings, but for an urban dweller, they would find it hard to sleep in a house without a ceiling. However, for one to set up ...