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   BungalowJeff | Apr 07, 2003 05:48am | #1

   Be prepared to use different thicknesses of drywall in different spots and for some wide feathering. Plaster can be a different thickness from the top to bottom of a door frame and everywhere else in between along the wall. Save the lath for shims as required. Use a good primer like Kilz to get an even color match over teh different wall surfaces.

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   Clay | Apr 07, 2003 06:50am | #2

   It is best to paint the plaster edges with a rewettable glue.  Plaster suppliers and concrete specialty suppliers have or can get it.  It is especially important where the plaster is more crumbly than you'd like it to be.  The old hard durabond 90 minute mud mix (brown bag) is also much preferred for the first coats because of its hardness and high adhesion.  Gypso-lite or structo-lite are good for filling larger gaps and should be mixed with a water solution containing a little alum to accelerate setting.  Reinforce joints, cracks and corners with fiberglass mesh tape.

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   mkbug | Apr 08, 2003 06:42am | #3

   Thanks Clay and Jeff for your comments and advice. Very Appreciated.

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