I suspect that this is really easy for you Yankees, but I have always dealt with sheetrock and this is my first experience with plaster.
30 YO house, the walls appear to be 3/8 sheetrock with about 1/8″ plaster skim coat. The previous owner had a window unit a/c and a 220 outlet. Both have been removed, and it’s time to patch the outlet hole. Hee’s what I have in mind: put a sheetrock plug in the hole and glob on some 20 minute Durabond, sand smooth and paint. Do I need to use mesh or paper tape? If so, do I need to chisel down the existing plater so the tape will be slightly recessed?
I’m sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
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See the similar post in general discussions, one of the methods should work for you
Is that "replastering exposed lath"?
Still unsure if I need to use joint tape.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
I use FG tape for a repair like that. I don't recess it, but try to feather it out (quite a distance). The bulge is nearly invisible. And, yeah, durabond, not all-purpose (although you will probably want to use all-purpose or easy-sand for the finish coat -- easier to sand.)
Javier is on the money, I thought you were talking about patching the a.c. hole.
Whenever I mix rock and plaster, I always tape seams. If it is a plaster patch I make a rough edge and use bonding agent, similar to stucco
If it is a plaster wall, you don't need tape.
Plaster board, tape it.
I like Imperial for patching up after elec., plumbers in an old house.
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- Barbara Kingsolver
What's the diff between plaster and plaster board?
I already patched it. Put in a plug of sheetrock, two coats of durock with a layer of mesh tape on first. Looks good.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.