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I have plan to build a house this year. The kitchen will be “old world” in style. I am looking for a process, source for, ideas on how to build a framework or craft somehow a “facade” out of PLASTER for covering a range hood. (I have a picture, but there was no shopping source in the magazine.) Since it is curved inward as it goes up to meet the ceiling, I know I need a framwork to apply the plaster to. The bottom is finished off with moulding and corbels. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR SOURCES?
Kathy H.
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so ya thought you could stump us, didya, Kathy?
I haven't done this, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work-
cut your desired profile out of 3/4 plywood-a decent grade- I would use birch shop- allowing for thickness of skin & plaster. (see attached) cut as many of these "ribs" as you may need-they will act like studs- cut ply top & bottom plates, glue & screw- you will need a couple "specials" for your corners- then skin with 1/4" or 1/8" ply, glueing & screwing each layer(I would think if you build it up to a 1/2" thick you should be fine. Your plaster guy could screw his lath to the ply skin & be good to go.
you could then have a sheetmetal guy skin the inside and there you go.
unstumped
gb
*Greg, sheetmetal first? The plasterer isn't gonna crack the sheetmetal, but banging that bit of tin that doesn't quite fit might crack loose the plaster. This is gonna be a heavy piece of work when it's done, I think if I was doing it I would have some metal in the structure, and maybe make the whole framework from square tube. It could be bent to your curve and welded together like a fence & then sheathed with ply. Joe H
*You don't have to have a plywood skin. Put up wood or metal supports and fasten metal lath directly to them then have the plasterer do the rest. The plaster will be about an inch thick so allow room for it.It is a good idea to install the sheetmetal hood inside the framework first and let the plasterer work to that. This is not any big deal for a plasterer. A creative plasterer might even be able to install his own framework but he can surely tell a carpenter what he wants.
*We did just exactly that about a year ago. Put up the hood first, made plywood ribs and the plaster man took it from there. It looks great. I'd get you a picture, but the home owner was a real a**hole and I promised myself I would never set foot in his house again. Sorry.Ed. Williams
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I have plan to build a house this year. The kitchen will be "old world" in style. I am looking for a process, source for, ideas on how to build a framework or craft somehow a "facade" out of PLASTER for covering a range hood. (I have a picture, but there was no shopping source in the magazine.) Since it is curved inward as it goes up to meet the ceiling, I know I need a framwork to apply the plaster to. The bottom is finished off with moulding and corbels. ANY SUGGESTIONS OR SOURCES?
Kathy H.