DO NOT forget to open the only window in the room for ventilation.ģ. DO NOT assume the paint the previous owner labeled innocently enough as "White Interior Paint" on an attached post-it note is not (in actuality) yellow tinted white exterior trim paint.Ģ. Though I have to say that I had to pay them to try it.ġ. Note: No, I have not been paid in any way to review this product.
Plaster washers how to#
How to Repair Plaster Walls with Tom Silva Here is the video from "This Old House" that inspired this repair: Pour acid mixture on the pool wall (top to bottom) in 10-foot parts, leaving acid on the plaster for 30 seconds. Completely saturate one pool wall with a hose. Read More Home Screws & Fasteners Washers Specialty Washers Specialty Washers. Combine 1 gallon of Muriatic acid with 1 gallon of water in a bucket. Sealing washers & more, Fix sagging plaster Older homes with plaster walls and ceilings tend to experience sagging plaster, especially when the plaster is attached to wooden lath. As the screw is tightened, the washer draws the plaster back into firm contact with the lath and anchors it from further movement. Here is a quick list of steps to acid washing a pool: Drain your pool completely. A steel screw is driven through the center of the washer and down through the plaster into the lath below. I will admit, that without trying any other kit, Big Wally's does what is should and was relatively simple to complete.įor more information, see Big Wally's site: These specially shaped and perforated steel washers restore strength to damaged plaster. However, it is still on the expensive side for my budget. As pricing becomes more affordable per foot once you buy in bulk, I may consider going after the larger Contractor kit. Total cost was $79.00 for the small nine foot kit with shipping being an extra $17.50! (in 2012). Protect your floors too and don't be a tough guy. Use them, the glue does sting if you have any cuts on your hands. Gloves are included in the kit, and thinking that I was a tough guy, I didn't bother with them. The entire process is messy mainly because of the joint compound, plaster dust, glue and my inexperience. But these are tools that every handyman (or woman) should have laying around. Extras needed were a drill, masonry bits, vacuum, scraper (to pry off the washers), joint compound and a plaster knife/trowel. Various wall assemblies in the market today have exterior gypsum sheathing being attached outboard of the continuous rigid insulation, and the use of the 1 1/4" diameter Grip-Plate® Lath and Plaster Washer along with the Grip-Deck® Ceramic Coated Self-Drilling Screw is going to greatly increase the fastener pull-through and pull-off resistance of the exterior gypsum sheathing.The kit came with glue, special washers, primer, gloves and directions. If the exterior gypsum sheathing is going to be exposed to heavy wind loads during the course of construction, the use of these washers is a very inexpensive insurance policy to 1.) prevent the gypsum sheathing from shifting 2) to keep it from blowing off and creating fall hazards.
Plaster washers install#
These washers are designed with a very subtle dome shape to them which flattens entirely when compressed on the surface of the exterior gypsum sheathing, which makes it very easy to install either the air barrier system or for cladding attachment on a flush surface. This galvanized steel washer is available with either a large or small center hole for either screws or shot-in pins. If you're attaching Exterior Gypsum Sheathing to either wood or steel studs, you can easily increase the blow-off resistance of the board if you utilize the 1 1/4" diameter Grip-Plate® Lath and Plaster Washer.
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