"Clark" wrote in message
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MiamiCuse wrote:
"Mark" wrote in message
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Looks like plaster over sheetrock lath or drywall. The thin top
coat is either the finish skim-coat that gives the surface a smooth
finish, or a thick texture paint, can't really tell from the
picture, but if it is soft and flexible it is probably paint. Stiff
and brittle it's a skim coat.
It's stiff and brittle, but a skim coat over the entire wall board?

I have removed a section of the soffit and now need to patch a two
feet strip all the way across the top of the wall and ceiling. I
don't know if regular sheet rock will match, I will have to try 3/8"
sheet rock and try to match it I hope the thickness will be even.

Thanks,

Yup that's the way it was done, a skim coat over the entire room.
In my house in order to match the thickness, 5/8 wallboard was the
closest, kinda a happy medium because the corners tend to be thicker etc,
Good luck.

Clark

Thanks!