A former owner had wallpapered the ceiling of my bathroom. I’ve scraped it off but in places, the plaster has come off all the way down to the cement. To patch it, should I use joint compound or ...

Q:My husband and I just bought a house that has a "skip-trough" finish on the interior walls. We would like to make the walls smooth and then repaint them. One friend advised us to apply joint ...

I’ve read the numerous posts regarding removing plaster from brick in a brownstone. Many people have expressed concern with this – that it is unnecessary to remove it and that exposed brick is not ...

"I wanted to create a new accessory for laborers such as drywall installers and finishers, plasterers, and masons who work with joint compound and plaster," said an inventor, from Feasterville, Pa., ...

Q: Our 1920 house has semi-textured lath-and-plaster walls. In one room we used a steamer to remove wallpaper but damaged the thin layer of drywall compound that had been applied to smooth out the ...