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| 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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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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.
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