![]() In the picture above, we have a behind-the-scenes look at a typical lath and plaster wall section, between a couple of wall studs. Like, how it’s faithfully held together for the last hundred years or so before finally falling apart a bit on you now… To understand what’s going wrong, let’s first look at how lath and plaster is supposed to work. ![]() So what are we supposed to do now? (Hint: Heading out to a bar that doesn’t have plaster all over the floor and ignoring the situation is not the correct answer). Either way, loose walls, loose ceiling, wall or ceiling plaster all over the floor, our old lath and plaster is in need of some urgent maintenance. Hopefully, we’ve discovered the situation before our walls and ceiling start falling off altogether, when they’re still at the ‘loose’ stage. So, what gives with this newly gravity challenged plaster? What do we do when we come home to a living room full of plaster ceiling all over the floor? It is always best to catch things early and repair before things get worse. Which will only make the eventual repair that much harder. To reiterate, once (and if) you notice loose sections of plaster, it is only a matter of time before they start to crack, crumble and fall. Maybe a section of the plaster has already fallen off and lies in crumbled bits on the floor.Īll of a sudden, the question of how the heck this gets fixed becomes very much front of mind. Sooner or later, that loose plaster will crack, break, and fall off the underlying lath altogether. You can gently press it back in to place where it feels secure, but when you release, it loosens up again. It happens eventually.Ī sure sign that something is wrong is when a section of the plaster wall (or ceiling) starts to feel loose – like it is floating over the underlying lath rather than being securely attached to it. After many decades of faithful service, the old lath and plaster walls and ceilings in your home have started to fail.
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