Both plaster of Paris and joint compound have wonderful benefits; however, for plaster wall art, joint compound allows for flexibility and less effort when smoothing out the surface with either ...

Latex base primers and paints can sometimes cause calcimine in plaster walls to bleed through the joint compound to the finish paint, so I recommend that you paint new areas with a stain killer or ...

A former owner had wallpapered the ceiling of my bathroom. I’ve scraped it off but in places, the plaster has come off all the way down to the cement. To patch it, should I use joint compound or ...

Regardless of whether you add plaster ... compound like USG Easy Sand 45. Fill the cracks flush with the compound. Allow it to dry and shrink. Step 4: Place mesh tape over the area. Use a standard ...

Whether raked, sculpted into bold flutes, or smoothed into a slick frosting, plaster walls have become ... occur when applicators treat it like joint compound, allowing sections to dry without ...