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Ron wrote:
You can patch with plaster, but if some came down now, the rest is
probably not far behind. I'd take it down and drywall it.
Patching procedures vary depending on the hole size. How big are
they?
Each one no more than four or five square inches.
Ron
Holes in plaster usually don't appear without lath pulling loose. Is
the lath sagging? If so, bracing it and screwing it back in place
should help. Pretty easy to patch little holes after that.
The lath is fine. Vibration (we live on the edge of a freeway and a
few eartquakes didn't help either) and steam has caused the plaster to
fall, but not in small holes-- first one piece, then another, then
another...
Ron
We had that too. In fact, twice. Caused by an imperfect bathtub install
that left a crak between the tub top and the tile. It was all fixed.
However, I will not easily forget the experience of hearing tiny sounds
like grit falling, seeing the ceiling slowly come loose and just before
getting the drop cloth down to get the ceiling, seeing a piece of plaster
of about ~3x5 ft come down in the living room while still standing in the
kitchen. That's when I learned that after a new bathroom installation
you should keep the tub filled with water for a few days before tiling
the walls around the tub, so as to make the floor settle properly (or
something like that. The tile guy was going on vacation, hence the rush
by the contractor).
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Best regards
Han
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