Editor’s note: Welcome to the 62nd installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

Save the plaster! This might have been the rallying cry of Julia Child, were she a preservationist rather than a chef. “Preserving nice plaster work, if possible, is always worth it,” reBUILD Workshop ...

If you are in the final stages of a self build or renovation project then it is highly likely that you will be thinking about the different types of plaster and plastering techniques on offer.

Q: The walls of our 1938 San Francisco home are lath and plaster, with a canvas-like fabric over the plaster. There are cracks in the plaster, which can be seen through the paint as raised creases in ...

Recommended for beginners • Hands-on experience in skimming and applying plaster to different surfaces • Discussion and demonstration on the use of additives, primers, and glues in the plastering ...