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DIY & Home Improvement

Warpy

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4. Ugh, lath and horsehair plaster is something I hope never to see again

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2022, 12:52 PM

Oct 2022

along with calcimine ceilings that some idiot has tried to use conventional paint on. Oh, and throw in the old cloth and tar insulated wiring that crumbled to bits if you gave it a mean look.

Living in Boston quickly cured me of any real appreciation for Victorian construction.

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Man installs gypsum lath. [View all] sl8 Oct 2022 OP

I think he's done this before !!! Karadeniz Oct 2022 #1

I have watched a lot of drywall installed. They guy in the first video is a master. Chainfire Oct 2022 #3

All about the hammer Phoenix61 Oct 2022 #2

Ugh, lath and horsehair plaster is something I hope never to see again Warpy Oct 2022 #4