Repair a lath and plaster ceiling

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

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  • @Rockmachine99
    @Rockmachine99 Год назад +35

    I had multiple ceilings/walls that were sagging, or came down in a very old house in Toronto. I knew I had to fix them and watched Kirk and Jay's video's for more than a year, and some vids I watched well over 12 times. Then when the pandemic hit I decided to sell, and had to put all I learnt into practice. It was a super-success , and I blew my real estate agent away with the before and after. People thought I actually knew what I was doing lmao, so thanks to you Kirk and Jay, and everyone behind the scenes! The house (built in 1850) got multiple offers.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +7

      Howdy Rock Dude, folks like you who benefit from how we do things are the reason we show how we do things. Cheers and congratulations. 🕵🏼‍♀️

  • @j.d.1488
    @j.d.1488 Год назад +12

    Love when you do old wood lathe work. My favorite Kirk videos. Prior to seeing your videos and getting educated, always used Structo-lite as a base fill over wood lathe and skim coat with Joint compound when Structo dry, scraped any high spots then top coat.
    Never had many issues with edges cracking. Now I use plaster. Not afraid of it getting away. Your videos helped with the skill set.
    Love you man always a pleasure watching.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +2

      Awesome, thank you! All can depend on us for sound advice.👨🏻‍🔬

  • @haveablessedday7746
    @haveablessedday7746 Год назад +9

    I watched a lot of your videos before I plastered my kitchen and mud room 6 years ago. Now I'm getting ready to plaster again so I need my Kirk Giordano refresher course. 👍

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +1

      We do have many videos on how we do this, thus refresher course are on us,
      Blessings, 👨🏼‍🎨

  • @rhodachandler4277
    @rhodachandler4277 Год назад +3

    Love Kirk! I have a 1937 Northbay home, lath & plaster. With Kirk’s help I have kept things looking great! ❤❤❤

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад

      Atta girl, thank you for the kind comment, all can depend on us for sound advice, Cheers 👨🏼‍🎨

  • @JustinBilyj
    @JustinBilyj Год назад +5

    Back to the basics. Good stuff Kirk!

  • @avisitorhere
    @avisitorhere Год назад +11

    I'm a believer in using Fiba Fuse over cracks in addition to what you are doing. I think of it as an uncoupling membrane while giving the repair more strength. Cracks are never really fixed we just cover them up. They're still there under the patch. If you're not getting a commission on Marshalltowns big trowel you should. They could do a Kirk Giordano signature series.

    • @KevinStreet510
      @KevinStreet510 Год назад +1

      I have been using the Fiba Fuse in the last year or 2 as well and seems like the way to go.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +2

      Howdy folks, there are too many methods to repair cracks to mention here, but one must take into account that after more than 100 years, this home has settled as much as it’s going to. As a rule settling happens in the first ten years of mountain homes being built.👨🏼‍🎓

  • @vikeliz1
    @vikeliz1 3 месяца назад +1

    Kirk it is always nice to see postings, and come across your great skills.
    Thank you.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  3 месяца назад +1

      Morning, you are welcome, thank you for the kind remark. 😉

  • @RyanPerrella
    @RyanPerrella 6 месяцев назад +2

    WHAT A VIDEO @stuccoplastering
    You told me about a trowel which can do the job of two tools and you named it and told us where to get it. You also give a BRIEF on joint compound and the differences between different products in a way the layman plasterer on LV1 can understand and make informed decisions by. You also professed skill which you display in your ability to do work and EDUCATE in one motion. Well done. Additionally you cover how these simple but selected tools for ceiling can also be used for walls and cracks. You speak of the priming compound and you even cover how to finish without sanding by using the same trowel to cut the edges smooth then how to use water and a towel to avoid the annoyance and mess of dry-sanding and the dust that comes from it.
    What proficiency, well done Kirk, i like your work but I wont thumbs up because I dont want the algorithm to flood me with more plastering videos because you answered a dozen questions i had about a project i have in one single demonstration.
    Well done.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  6 месяцев назад +1

      @@RyanPerrella Howdy Rayan, I like your style, thank you. folks can depend on us for sound information. 😉

    • @RyanPerrella
      @RyanPerrella 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@StuccoPlastering right on!

  • @mr.crapper7197
    @mr.crapper7197 Год назад +2

    you have to be a strong guy Kirk well condition for this work.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +2

      This is a fact, I take a can of spinach every day to work.🏋️

  • @chrisscullynz
    @chrisscullynz Год назад +1

    Wealth of knowledge, you're the man Kirk!

  • @juslostone
    @juslostone Год назад +3

    Love it. I've seen old timers take twine or even twist up paper towel real tight and throw in bigger cracks, then skim. Just throwing that out there

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад

      Howdy Stone Dude, there are too many methods to repair cracks to mention here, but one must take into account that after more than 100 years, this home has settled as much as it’s going to. As a rule settling happens in the first ten years of mountain homes being built.👨🏼‍🎓

  • @MichaelDillin
    @MichaelDillin Год назад +6

    Really enjoy watching your art and hard work 🇺🇸🤠👍

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +1

      Thank you Michael, I gotta take the good with the bad or as in this video, the stiff mud instead of the perfect mud. I have plastered whole ceilings with less exertion than this tiny patch. I do enjoy applying whatever mud is brought to me rather than send it back, the difference between pros and whiners.👨🏼‍🎨

  • @jauld360
    @jauld360 Год назад +1

    Good to see you preserving the building history. It would be common in the UK for the ceiling to be boarded over and skimmed.

  • @jeremypmpm
    @jeremypmpm Год назад +3

    Nice work Jay. You make it too easy for Kirk! Keep it up.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +1

      He does all the hard work like removing and prepping, I just happened to be in the neighborhood, thus stopped by, or Jason would have simply plastered this ceiling. But one can't video themselves or we'd have way more videos. MY brother Lu, tried to break my arm on this job, didn't work as my arms are way too strong for his stiff ass mud. On the flip side if he would have mixed me up some soupy mud, I would have made that work too. 👨🏼‍🎨

  • @meowerstationone3793
    @meowerstationone3793 Год назад +1

    Really good stuff. I need to do this on a closet ceiling. Thanks Kirk!

  • @nmatthew7469
    @nmatthew7469 Год назад +1

    Kirk makes it look easy.

  • @tylerjohnson4825
    @tylerjohnson4825 24 дня назад +2

    shout out from Marshalltown. Thank you!

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  24 дня назад

      @@tylerjohnson4825 Howdy Marshalltown, thank you.

  • @jimrichter9549
    @jimrichter9549 8 месяцев назад +2

    Hey Kirk I love the washcloth idea thank you very much

  • @MediumRareSteve
    @MediumRareSteve Год назад +1

    Great video guys. Please if you would either in comments or mention it in a video when they start selling that huge trowel. I’d love to add that to our arsenal for work. Thanks my dudes. Be well 🖖🏻

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад

      Hody Steve, No doubt we will give the trowel a shout out, Curry does make and sell this trowel, but good luck finding it as they don't sell it on Amazon for some odd reason. Plus must can't tell the difference between the one we use and a concrete trowel with a full and useless radius.👨‍🏫

  • @jumperjackflash
    @jumperjackflash Год назад +1

    Hi Kirk,
    When can we buy one of your pool trowels?
    Thanks for sharing your knowledge,
    Fred

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад

      Howdy, "bontool.com" I hear Marshall Town will be making the exact one I'm using in this video and it will be on Amazon. Until then try bontool.com 👨🏻‍🔬

  • @petekobraoutdoors7324
    @petekobraoutdoors7324 8 месяцев назад +1

    These were the fun repairs, eh Kirk?
    I luv fast mud, too... no sense waiting around if ya got speed....😊

  • @als1023
    @als1023 Год назад +1

    Hey professor Kirk ! Great video, am wondering if you can post the final coat on this one, i.e. did you finish the whole ceiling to a smooth finish ? Or just skim these areas and let the painter decide? You were about to show the green spnge and then went to the towel, was that going to be another way to smooth the fast set ?
    Wondering if this would be helpful to your legion of fans ? I do a lot of work in early plaster homes, always looking to improve my skillset and work faster to a better finish. Most of the interior plaster is not smooth, when I do / reno / repair a room, I trowel everything to a smooth finish, my customers really like that look.
    THANK YOU for the marshall reference ! I have been cutting my 16 -18" trowels with a cutoff disk on a grinder. Once you have the ' pool ' shape, I can't go back.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +1

      Howdy my friend, I did in fact wet the joint compound mometarily with the green sponge float to add water to the compound, when that was done, I used the trowel. This area was finished, There was no need to towel on another finish over the entire ceiling, when we blended in the patch to the rest of the ceiling.
      Nor was it necessary to add extra work for the painter to finish our work, we finished our work. The painter's only job was to prime and paint this ceiling when it was ready for painting. 👨🏻‍🔬

    • @als1023
      @als1023 Год назад

      Thank you very much !@@StuccoPlastering

  • @thepsychonaut8212
    @thepsychonaut8212 Год назад +2

    kirks da beeeeeest!!!

  • @memongman
    @memongman Год назад +2

    hey Kirk no mesh or paper tape needed for those cracks or plaster fix ? thanks

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +2

      No, in fact, both paper and especially mesh would make humps everywhere, as much mud would be necessary to cover this mesh. I have seen folks do this before, a serious eyesore, Mesh, or tape is for new sheetrock where they meet or butt up at all the joints or seams. Good question. 👨🏼‍🎨

    • @memongman
      @memongman Год назад

      🖖thanks!@@StuccoPlastering

  • @joohsay
    @joohsay 10 месяцев назад +1

    @Kirk Giordano... I have textured walls and would love to have the walls skim coated, for the smooth look and feel. Can, plaster veneer be used on regular Sheetrock/gympsum drywall?

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  10 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, it can be used, apply a bonding agent over the Sheetrock such as Larson’s Plaster-weld, then mix either USG, diamond or Imperial plaster finish over them. You can purchase these plasters at any plaster material yard such as Westside Building Materials.

  • @michaelmorrison4663
    @michaelmorrison4663 Год назад +1

    Well done Kirk magic mending

  • @lureup9973
    @lureup9973 Год назад +1

    Hey Kirk, great channel!…I have a question, I’m thinking of building an indoor inground pool and considering building the walls with treated lumber and plywood sheathing…can plaster be applied to treated plywood, if so is a metal mesh necessary?…by the way I plan to fiberglass over the plaster …it’s not good to apply polyester resin over treated wood or I would forgo the plaster…thank you.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад

      I've built really large fish ponds, thus you'd have to install a seamless rubber membrane to contain the water after a frame. Best wishes👨🏻‍🔬

    • @lureup9973
      @lureup9973 Год назад

      @@StuccoPlastering my main concern is will the plaster adhere to the treated plywood or do I need a metal lathe first?

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад

      No plaster or stucco will adhere to any wood surface for long, wire mesh of some type must be used if there is no waterproof membrane first, before the metal wire, the water will destroy the wood in about a month. cheers.🕵🏼

    • @lureup9973
      @lureup9973 Год назад

      @@StuccoPlastering thank you for your help 👍😏

  • @ColorJoyLynnH
    @ColorJoyLynnH 4 месяца назад +1

    OK, so what’s the pink stuff? I need to patch a slanted roof in an attic which has been textured/stuccoed over back in the 70s. It’s in our attic, so I don’t care what it looks like but I need it to no longer drop blown in insulation out of the missing plaster ceiling whenever things shake a little bit around our house. The previous owner decided to tear down the plaster a little at a time and it’s a hassle.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  4 месяца назад +1

      @@ColorJoyLynnH Hi Lynn, the pink stuff is a bonding agent called, “plaster-Weld sold by Larson’s. Quikrete also works and is found at HD and Lowe’s for about 10 bucks a pint. It’s cheaper than beer, and makes certain the new plaster last or adheres forever.😉

  • @OnTheGoKRO
    @OnTheGoKRO 7 месяцев назад +1

    Is this stuff sandable???? Like the regular dry wall

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  7 месяцев назад

      Joint compound is sandable, lime plaster is not

    • @freddysanchez6500
      @freddysanchez6500 3 месяца назад

      How do we leave it smooth if we’re not suppose to sand

  • @smason37691
    @smason37691 6 месяцев назад +1

    What bonding agent are you using?

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  6 месяцев назад

      @@smason37691 Plaster -Weld by Larson’s sold at all plastering yards.

  • @pistache28
    @pistache28 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍

  • @purpshiso
    @purpshiso 11 месяцев назад +1

    you have the best voice and you are funny

  • @andreakeeling9217
    @andreakeeling9217 7 месяцев назад +1

    I love that trough. ❤❤❤

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  7 месяцев назад

      It is a Curry 20 by 5 inch and makes my task easier .😉

  • @controlsgirl
    @controlsgirl 8 месяцев назад +1

    Why use 20 minute and not lime base plaster? Is it just a time thing? The gypsum doesnt dry as hard

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  8 месяцев назад +1

      Correctomundo, gypsum does not have the strength of, say, Structo-Lite; however, Strtucto-lite takes three to five hours to dry, plus a topcoat would be needed also. We show alternative ways of repair from the methods used a hundred years ago. Plus, in many videos, we do indeed show those older original methods.

    • @controlsgirl
      @controlsgirl 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@StuccoPlastering thanks so much for the reply. It makes since. I've been doing a deep dive on all of your videos. If you came upon a repair where the top coat delaminated from really old base coat, the base coat seemed in tact and strong, can you use a lime finish coat instead of gypsum based mud?
      I really liked one of your videos that you made explaining the practical advantages to why basecoats are used and why/when you can skip them. I've found it hard to find a straight forward explanation in one video that explains the advantages/disadvantages between using all lime base/top coats during repairs, using structolite and lime top coat, and using the 20 minute. I have an old home and I can tell where people made patches with gypsum. It's always softer. turns into mush with water. scrapes away like packed powder if you get under the paint. the lime is super smooth under the paint and shiny. It's a little harder to dig into it to get it to turn into dust. The old lime base coat with hair in it is like a rock!

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  8 месяцев назад

      @@controlsgirl Wow, you’ve invested some serious time in to realize all this stuff. Congratulations.

  • @Ulfrob
    @Ulfrob 5 месяцев назад

    Hi Kirk and Jay! Do I have to use the pink stuff because it’s in the house ?or can I use my leftover blue stuff that I used for the outdoor stucco repair? I will be repairing my nieces plaster ceiling inside her house. Thanks in advance.🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  5 месяцев назад +1

      @@Ulfrob Excellent question, yes the exterior can be used for interior bonding, but the interior can’t be used for exterior bonding.

    • @Ulfrob
      @Ulfrob 5 месяцев назад

      @@StuccoPlastering once again you have made my day. Thanks soooo much you guys!

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  5 месяцев назад

      @@Ulfrob Our pleasure, 😉

  • @Cablesmith
    @Cablesmith Год назад +2

    why have I never seen Lou, but hear his name mentioned almost every video!

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +2

      LOL, he hates being filmed and even threatened to break the camera if he sees it, filming him, I tell him the camera was already broken, it happened when it zoomed in on him. 🕵🏼

    • @Cablesmith
      @Cablesmith Год назад

      @@StuccoPlastering 😂😂😂 fair enough! Excellent response 👏🏼

  • @ShauninParadise
    @ShauninParadise Год назад +1

    Great stuff 🤙🏽

  • @johnjohn-ne8fw
    @johnjohn-ne8fw 6 месяцев назад +1

    Good job!

  • @redmille1000
    @redmille1000 7 месяцев назад +1

    10 grand! We couldn’t charge that for a 3 bedroom house, walls and ceilings in the U.K.! I need to move to California!

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  7 месяцев назад +1

      I agree brother, my son’s cost to repair it was a tenth of that.

  • @ColorJoyLynnH
    @ColorJoyLynnH 4 месяца назад +1

    That crack where you’re using a tool to clean it out of all of the broken plaster… I once had a 1940s duplex, built after the second world war. We had cracks like that in our ceiling and I didn’t have any training or the Internet at that point. I used the pointed end of a bottle opener/“Church key” that was designed to open juice cans. It worked pretty well. That was a horrible job.

  • @jayc4715
    @jayc4715 Год назад +1

    Kirk!!

  • @tonianthony4984
    @tonianthony4984 8 месяцев назад +1

    PLEASE COME HELP? This looks like my house except worse i think...hole definitely. I think half the ceiling needs to be done.😢😢😮Been contemplating doing my self. Hard to find reasonable price to help.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  8 месяцев назад

      Morning Toni, allow this video to be your advice and teacher, Cheers, you can do it.

  • @spencercolgan
    @spencercolgan Год назад +1

    11:43 lol!

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад

      Good evening Johnathan, maybe subconsciously, I too love the sound. It's possible it may explain my love of applying it after more than 40 years.
      Things that make you go Hmmmmm.👨

  • @mikegresham9424
    @mikegresham9424 Год назад

    Let the first coatd dry then come.in with nappy rollers roll mud then skim it done

  • @ColorJoyLynnH
    @ColorJoyLynnH 4 месяца назад +1

    That crack where you’re using a tool too clean it out of all of the broken plastered… I once had a 1940s duplex, built after the second world war. We had cracks like that in our ceiling and I didn’t have any training or the Internet at that point. I used the Pointed end of a bottle opener/Church key that was designed to open juice can. It worked pretty well. That was a horrible job.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  4 месяца назад

      @@ColorJoyLynnH Hi Lynn , life and all the trades are about improvising, good thinking.

  • @DonaldNethery
    @DonaldNethery 5 месяцев назад +2

    He needs a pabst blue ribbon and a lucky strike after that,😂

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  5 месяцев назад

      @@DonaldNethery I have the Blue Ribbon in the fridge, but don’t smoke. I hear it’s a bad habit.

  • @MB-vv4hu
    @MB-vv4hu 5 месяцев назад +1

    Hey bud, I think it’s settin!

  • @ball-up
    @ball-up 9 месяцев назад +1

    40 minute is better it gives you more time to install

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  9 месяцев назад +1

      Folks should base their mud on their skill level. You’re probably right as you have to take into account mixing and carrying it to the area needed. We’re professional plasterers thus prefer 20 minute mud. Cheers

  • @pompeyjim
    @pompeyjim Год назад +1

    10 grand??? Someone would do that type of repair for a few hundred quid here in England

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +1

      I'm just the messenger.🕵🏼

    • @babs66
      @babs66 10 месяцев назад

      I just paid £860 up north. Took ceiling down plasterboard then plastered over the top. Terraced diningroom about 13x10ft.

  • @ktmidol
    @ktmidol 14 часов назад

    I removed the whole ceiling and put plasterboard and skim.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  14 часов назад

      @@ktmidol There are many ways to plaster a ceiling.

    • @ktmidol
      @ktmidol 13 часов назад

      @ yes I thought it would last longer if I removed the whole ceiling rather than lathe and plaster coz my ceiling was getting loose and warped.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  13 часов назад

      @ That was a good call.😉

  • @terryken12
    @terryken12 Год назад +4

    If you are going to talk try using 45 min mud. 🤣

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад

      20-minute mud is right up my alley, as I talk and plaster, quickly. 👨🏼‍🎨

  • @NoreastWhips
    @NoreastWhips Год назад +1

    Tear it out and replace the whole ceiling. All those cracks will come back.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +3

      Every once in awhile, we get a uneducated comment such as yours. Let's say for example the cracks will come back. Is it worth the over 10 to 15 thousand she was quoted to remove and replace this ceiling? In light of a deeper knowledge, I understand setleing, and neither me or my son Jason need to sell fear. We sell skill and professionalism to earn our dough.👨‍🏫

  • @bobwhelk2118
    @bobwhelk2118 Год назад +1

    Sure looks like a pirate walking the plank.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +1

      Morning Bob, it was a death trap for some, but I have the balance of a gazelle. Thus no problemo.🦌

  • @gerardcummings8761
    @gerardcummings8761 10 дней назад

    That is not the right way to fix that type of ceiling. I’ve been plastering over 40 years from Ireland working in America.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  10 дней назад

      @@gerardcummings8761 Enlighten us and do a video to explain proper procedures.🕵🏼‍♀️

  • @stevenmitchell7332
    @stevenmitchell7332 Год назад

    You use a thousand words when one will do!!!!

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +1

      Which one, O shit, thats two. Here's your dodo award. 💩

  • @andreakeeling9217
    @andreakeeling9217 7 месяцев назад

    Oh! I hate it when you skip and don’t show everything…. “It’s done.” 8:25 Booooooooo

  • @joeleblanc3749
    @joeleblanc3749 5 месяцев назад

    I don’t know why he keeps calling himself a plaster. He’s not even using plaster. He’s using joint compound, easy sand joint compound. What he’s doing is making me cringe.

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  5 месяцев назад

      @@joeleblanc3749 Plasterers use all materials.

  • @Anarchist007
    @Anarchist007 11 месяцев назад

    Why would you do this drunk? Sober up first dude

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  11 месяцев назад +2

      I could do it drunk, but why?You seam afraid of life, there’s little to fear.

  • @Jim-e8f
    @Jim-e8f Год назад

    10 grand to pull dowñ and plaster that ceiling 1 days work talking shite mate ure no better than average

    • @StuccoPlastering
      @StuccoPlastering  Год назад +2

      Your response reeks of jealousy. Here's your DoDo award. 💩

  • @ef93781
    @ef93781 7 месяцев назад +1

    Sylvester Stallone my man he's such a great actor and an excellent plasterer too.