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In this article series we describe and discuss the identification and history of older interior building surface materials such plaster, plaster board, split wood lath, sawn lath, and expanded metal lath, Beaverboard, and Drywall - materials that were used to form the (usually) non-structural surface of building interior ceilings and walls. Synonyms for 'plaster' include stucco, render, lime plaster, cement plaster, gypsum plaster, and plaster of paris. Lime plaster is also the principal ingredient in whitewash often used on building stone walls both indoors and outside and also sometimes applied to wood surfaces. Try the search box below or by email if you cannot find the answer you need at InspectApedia. Question: cover up cracked plaster or remove plaster and insulate wall cavities 11/5/2014 Gerard Gonzalez said: I own a old house with plaster lath walls. The walls are starting to show signs of cracks.

I also believe that there is limited to no insulation behind these walls. I was told that covering up the old walls with drywall is a better solution, due to the amount of work that comes with demoing plaster walls. I was wondering if covering the plaster walls with drywall would be a good solution? Also is there anything I can place between the new drywall and old plaster wall that will provide me with better insulation? Reply: Gerard, Laminating a layer of drywall over old plaster is common, is fine, as long as there are not cosmetic issues with burying window and door trim. You will still have to build out every electrical outlet, wall switch, and light fixture box for proper and safe electrical wiring practices.

Adding a layer of drywall (you could even use lighter 1/4' thick material) over plaster indeed avoids the demolition mess, thus is faster and cheaper. However that does not address the insulation question. You might consider 1. First, obtain a more accurate assessment of the extent and type of building insulation present - if any. Based on 1., obtain bids on blowing in insulation into walls - from outside or from inside.

If insulation is to be blown-in to the building from inside the time to do that is before installing your layer of drywall over the older plaster walls and ceilings. • is principal of Hankey and Brown home inspectors, Eden Prairie, MN. Hankey is a past chairman of the ASHI Standards Committee. Hankey has served in other ASHI professional and leadership roles. Contact Roger Hankey at: 952 829-0044 -. Hankey is a frequent contributor to. •, Robert Schweitzer, Michael W.R.

Davis, 1990, Wayne State University Press ISBN (may be available from Wayne State University Press) • American Plywood Association, APA, 'Portland Manufacturing Company, No. 1, a series of monographs on the history of plywood manufacturing',Plywood Pioneers Association, 31 March, 1967, www.apawood.org • Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on, D.V. Rosato, engineering consultant, Newton, MA, Reinhold Publishing, 1959 Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 59-12535 (out of print). •, American Society of Home Inspectors,® Inc., 932 Lee Street, Suite 101, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60016. The American Society of Home Inspectors is the first and leading national association of home inspectors in the U.S. Website: www.ashi.org • ASTM C 842 • ASTM C 841 Metal Lath or gypsum lath installation • Building Research Council, BRC, nee Small Homes Council, SHC, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, brc.arch.uiuc.edu. 'The Small Homes Council (our original name) was organized in 1944 during the war at the request of the President of the University of Illinois to consider the role of the university in meeting the demand for housing in the United States.

Soldiers would be coming home after the war and would be needing good low-cost housing. In 1993, the Council became part of the School of Architecture, and since then has been known as the School of Architecture-Building Research Council. The Council's researchers answered many critical questions that would affect the quality of the nation's housing stock. • How could homes be designed and built more efficiently? • What kinds of construction and production techniques worked well and which did not? • How did people use different kinds of spaces in their homes? • What roles did community planning, zoning, and interior design play in how neighborhoods worked?

' • Isham: 'An Example of Colonial Paneling', Norman Morrison Isham, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Vol. 5 (May, 1911), pp. 112-116, available by JSTOR. •, PM 5, Product & Systems Technology, US Gypsum, May 1998, web search 10.5.2010, original source: plastering-technical-guide-veneer-plaster-joint-reinforcement-systems-en-PM5.pdf United States Gypsum Company, 125 South Franklin ST., PO Box 806278, Chicago, IL, Paraphrasing from this document: USG uses the term shadowing in this document in describing the visual effect over gypsum board joints caused by the lower moisture absorption rate (take-up) and lower capacity than gypsum base face paper. Shadowing at joints occurs where veneer plaster is applied over tape joints, requiring a second coat to completely hide the tape, providing a visually uniform surface. USG Advises: 'This [second] cover coat must be allowed to harden and dry before plaster application is started. • [purchase at Amazon.com] H17, Technical Folder SA920 and PM2, PM3 and PM4, United States Gypsum Company, 125 South Franklin ST., PO Box 806278, Chicago, IL, •, F.

Van Den Branden, Thomas L. Hartsell, Amer Technical Pub (July 1, 1985), ISBN-10:, ISBN-13: 9571 [purchase at Amazon.com] • Gypsum Construction Guide, National Gypsum Corporation • from Amico, a lath and plaster accessory producer. •, 092300/NGC, National Gypsum Lath and Plaster Systems, National Gypsum Corporation, 800-628-4662 describing National Gypsum's Kal-Kore brand plaster base • Gypsum Construction Guide, National Gypsum Corporation, 2001 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, Tel: 704-365-7300, Email: ng@nationalgypsum.com, Website: •, plaster base, National Gypsum Corporation.

Other drywall MSDS sheets are found. • from Amico, 3245 Fayette Ave.

Box 3928, Birmingham, AL 35208, (205) 787-2611, (800) 366-2642 and in Canada: 1080 Corporate Drive, Burlington, Ontario L7L 5R6, Canada, (905) 335-4474, (800) 663-4474. Amico is the largest metal lath producer in North America. Website: • Weaver: Beaver Board and Upson Board: Beaver Board and Upson Board: History and Conservation of Early Wallboard, Shelby Weaver, APT Bulletin, Vol. 2/3 (1997), pp. 71-78,, available online at JSTOR. Books & Articles on Building & Environmental Inspection, Testing, Diagnosis, & Repair • Our recommended books about building & mechanical systems design, inspection, problem diagnosis, and repair, and about indoor environment and IAQ testing, diagnosis, and cleanup are at the. Also see our •, Robert Schweitzer, Michael W.R.

Davis, 1990, Wayne State University Press ISBN (may be available from Wayne State University Press) • American Plywood Association, APA, 'Portland Manufacturing Company, No. 1, a series of monographs on the history of plywood manufacturing',Plywood Pioneers Association, 31 March, 1967, www.apawood.org • Asbestos products and their history and use in various building materials such as asphalt and vinyl flooring includes discussion which draws on, D.V. Rosato, engineering consultant, Newton, MA, Reinhold Publishing, 1959 Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 59-12535 (out of print). • Asbestos Identification and Testing References •, Walter C.McCrone, McCrone Research Institute, Chicago, IL.1987 ISBN 0-904962-11-3. McCrone literally 'wrote the book' on asbestos identification procedures which formed the basis for current work by asbestos identification laboratories. • Stanton,.F., et al., National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 506: 143-151 • Pott, F., Staub-Reinhalf Luft 38, 486-490 (1978) cited by McCrone • is mentioned in this article on Popular Forest • Building Research Council, BRC, nee Small Homes Council, SHC, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, brc.arch.uiuc.edu. 'The Small Homes Council (our original name) was organized in 1944 during the war at the request of the President of the University of Illinois to consider the role of the university in meeting the demand for housing in the United States.

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