The dining room — and the living room — sported an old, crumbly faux-stucco texture overhead that was actually a relief to discover, though only because it meant that there was still a ceiling. Yet, it would have to go.
Even with the walls and ceiling in need of some TLC, the rooms already looked brighter and airier.
The plaster ceiling medallion was not in great shape, apparently having been "patched" with joint compound for some reason I couldn't possibly imagine. The other point of concern was the area around the steam riser that leads to the second floor. There seemed to be a bit of water damage to the plaster and signs of rust on the section of one-inch cast iron pipe that had been hidden above the Sheetrock.
I hadn't even turned on the boiler yet, thus had no idea whether there was an existing leak or whether it had been fixed. It was still warm outside in October and plenty of other stuff to get to before I would tackle this.
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Love the renovation series! I have a 1936 bungalow in Los Angeles that I've been repairing and updating and perhaps restoring. We've got coved ceilings with cake decoration but otherwise pretty much a box. My small recommendations is to use dry mix joint compound. per ask the builder.com "These products actually grow tiny crystals as they dry. These crystals lock into the coarse texture of the plaster base and/or the smooth white or top coat plaster.
These compounds come dry because when they are mixed with water they begin to harden. Some of these products contain higher amounts of gypsum. These tend to set up or get hard within 30 minutes of mixing."
Anyway used it in the closet remodel and worked great.
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