Jobs in progress-updated March 18, 2002

Working on my house
A variety of plaster finishes

Metal lath is nailed to one wall in the dining room metal lath with a sand plaster basecoat
Metal lath is nailed to one wall in the dining room. The arch I framed is where a closet used to be. This wall is metal lath with a sand plaster
basecoat. This will have ornamental 
plaster on it. Carlos plumbs wall by setting
dots with level.
My super bowl commercial for lath and plaster cornerbead on the outside using a pivoting swing arm
My super bowl commercial for lath and plaster.
I am kicking the wall as hard as I can with
no damage. Try this with cheap drywall.
Carlos sets a cornerbead on the outside using a pivoting swing arm for a guide. The inside of the arch will have ornamental detailing.
new blueboard and veneer plaster 2 coats of veneer basecoat
The rest of the dining room has new blueboard and veneer plaster. Mynor trowels on veneer basecoat. 2 coats of veneer basecoat are needed to even out the living room ceiling. I'm rodding off the basecoat with a slicker.
The ceilings have a smooth troweled color finish trowels down the living room ceiling
The ceilings have a smooth troweled color finish.
I wanted a venetian plaster color with a smooth finish. This is what the faux painters try to mimic.
Color plaster is the real thing.
The color looks great and I don't have to paint.
Carlos trowels down the living room ceiling.
If you check back in my previous updates, we have done color plaster before.
Tile inlays are done by embedding ceramic tile in the plaster first basecoat, I glued the tiles on
Tile inlays are done by embedding ceramic tile in the plaster. After a first basecoat, I glued the tiles on with liquid nails using a suction cup shaped glob  on the back.
embedded tiles. A spanish texture
A spanish texture Top left:
Another brown coat and a white coat, I pulled
off the tape and I have embedded tiles.

Above:
A spanish texture on one wall adds depth to the
room.

Left:
I textured the wall with veneer basecoat leaving the natural color.