One of the last steps in many a brownstone renovation is to apply several thin layers of plaster to the walls to achieve a satiny, smooth finish, also known as a skim coat. But tinted plaster walls ...

Clay lime plaster is another sustainable wall finish that uses natural materials. In particular, Armourcoat 's Clay Lime Plaster is made using raw earth materials with a minimum 71 per cent ...

Price: Venetian slaked-lime plaster finishes cost about $12 to $15 per square foot, but some colored plasters can cost as much as $25 a square foot. Bryant's plaster work in homes, wineries and ...

The oldest type of wall finish is clay or earthen plaster. Ancient builders used earthen plasters to protect and beautify walls because the plaster’s components — sand, clay and fiber — were ...

It’s a superb wall and ceiling finish material that’s slowly becoming history. Many ancient buildings have plaster walls, and just about every historical church I know of, including the ...

Commonly used as a protective finish over exterior walls, plasters also offer durability and beauty for interiors. But choosing the right plaster is not just a matter of aesthetics: The very ...

In the process we destroyed the wall. The beadboard was glued on, and when it came down, so did a thin coat of something. I think it’s plaster.

Refined versions covered the walls of well-to-do 19th-century European homes. Rich red clay was baked into bricks to form the shape of the humble adobes that dot the southwestern United States.

Your walls and ceiling might look OK from a distance, but the closer you get the less appealing they'll be. That said, the solution you present is one we've seen used to solve a similar problem.