There are two kinds of cracks in old lath and plaster walls. Both can be repaired, but one is a much more serious problem. By Ronda Kaysen Q: Our Gramercy co-op was built in 1929. The thick plaster ...

Peeling paint could point to a larger issue. Paint peeling off the walls is unsightly. Worse still, without the paint ...

When it comes to painting, nothing is more frustrating than those little mistakes that go unnoticed until after the job is done. And, in the case of paint bubbling, sometimes the errors don’t even ...

Plaster sags from ceilings or bulges from walls when the plaster keys embedded around the wood lath break loose. To repair plaster walls, you’ve got two choices. You can break out all the loose stuff ...