Posts by RevMalk

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restoring my plaster walls - any suggestions?

by RevMalk in

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when i first bought my home, i had planned on putting drywall over the lathe and plaster walls that exist now.. after thinking it over, i decided to restore the plaster to keep the home original.

that and the fact that the cherry molding would have to be removed on the first floor and i really don't want to do that.. anyway, i have been scraping the paint and paper off the walls and the plaster is actually in really good shape aside from a few areas.. the worst thing is that in a few spots the plaster is not attached to the lathe any longer.

the plaster is ok, but you can push it in and out from the lathe.. does anyone have any ideas on how i can fix that problem without ripping the plaster off?.

RevMalk

the problem with mating plaster with drywall is that it's very very hard to match the surface's drywall is so smooth and plaster always has a bit of texture too it
there are some surface treatments that you can trowel over the entire wall to give it a singular surface it's called... sand surface, or trowel on or some such thing you can actually mix paint in with it and then you don't have to paint it when your done...

Ya, that had actually concerned me. The two walls I did drywall are at a corner (both ends), so it wasn't a big deal. But now that I've gotten down to the plaster, I noticed it's not smooth. I was doing some testing last night and watered down the joint compound and smoothed over a section to see if I could do something about that. It seems better today, although now I have to sand it :( Another thing I've found is that there are a few spots that someone did some patchwork, and not very well. It's really hard stuff, and I'm attempting to scrap down the edges, and then fan it out with the joint compound. I hope that works. I don't mind normal inconsistencies in the plaster, as I think it adds charm to the house. I always wanted an older home and I'm thrilled that I'm so far able to keep it original. Although some dumb ass took the slate roof off. Someday I'll put one back on it, as well as on the carriage house. It's really neat. Our carriage house was built to look just like the main home, except scaled down.

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restoring my plaster walls - any suggestions?

by RevMalk in

jw
friends

when i first bought my home, i had planned on putting drywall over the lathe and plaster walls that exist now.. after thinking it over, i decided to restore the plaster to keep the home original.

that and the fact that the cherry molding would have to be removed on the first floor and i really don't want to do that.. anyway, i have been scraping the paint and paper off the walls and the plaster is actually in really good shape aside from a few areas.. the worst thing is that in a few spots the plaster is not attached to the lathe any longer.

the plaster is ok, but you can push it in and out from the lathe.. does anyone have any ideas on how i can fix that problem without ripping the plaster off?.

RevMalk

Wow, thanks guys for all the suggestions.

The house was built in 1920, and there's one spot in two bedrooms that I had to actually rip the plaster and lathe off and I just drywalled those walls. The walls themselves were about 5 feet wide, so I thought it'd be easier to do it that way. There was a roof leak that caused a big mess in these spots.

One big reason why I did that was so I could open the walls up and see the condition of the interior. I was actually surprised since I suspect the roof was leaking for at least a couple of years. There was no rot at all. The house is constructed of 3"x8" hardwood studs and they seem to have held up well.

So far I've only gotten down to the plaster in one room. I've had to rip the paint off the walls, then go back and spray on this chemical to take the wallpaper off (all 5 or so layers). It comes off pretty easy, it's just time consuming.

When we first bought the house we thought the plaster was falling down all over the place (As did everyone else), but come to find out it's just layers of wall paper. So far the plaster looks real good aside from the few spots I've mentioned. It worked out well because we got the house for less than half it's worth once restored and it's costing alot less to restore than I thought it would. Alot more work this way than just drywalling, but we're saving the expense of sheetrock.

Amazingly enough we've found lead on only one window in the entire house. Apparently they just wall papered up into the 80's when the former owner inherited the house (then let it fall apart).

It's not insulated though, that's for sure. I'm planning on getting some blown in, unless someone has a better idea.

I'll try out your suggestions, if they work, great and if not I can always replace those spots.

Thanks again guys!

Rev

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restoring my plaster walls - any suggestions?

by RevMalk in

jw
friends

when i first bought my home, i had planned on putting drywall over the lathe and plaster walls that exist now.. after thinking it over, i decided to restore the plaster to keep the home original.

that and the fact that the cherry molding would have to be removed on the first floor and i really don't want to do that.. anyway, i have been scraping the paint and paper off the walls and the plaster is actually in really good shape aside from a few areas.. the worst thing is that in a few spots the plaster is not attached to the lathe any longer.

the plaster is ok, but you can push it in and out from the lathe.. does anyone have any ideas on how i can fix that problem without ripping the plaster off?.

RevMalk

When I first bought my home, I had planned on putting drywall over the lathe and plaster walls that exist now.

After thinking it over, I decided to restore the plaster to keep the home original. That and the fact that the cherry molding would have to be removed on the first floor and I really don't want to do that.

Anyway, I have been scraping the paint and paper off the walls and the plaster is actually in really good shape aside from a few areas.

The worst thing is that in a few spots the plaster is not attached to the lathe any longer. The plaster is ok, but you can push it in and out from the lathe.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix that problem without ripping the plaster off?

I thought maybe I could drill holes and shoot some adhesive or something in there, but was hoping someone could shed some light on it before I screw it all up.

Thanks :)

Rev

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Mormons Own Marriott Hotel Chain?

by Gerard in

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it was brought to my attention that mormons own the marriot hotel chain and , as other religious corporation we know, they get tax breaks for being a "charitable/religious corporation".

has someone else heard thisabout the marriot?

RevMalk

Yes, they do have a Book of Mormon along with a bible in every room.

REALLY??

I never noticed...

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New Case: good for WBTS

by La Capra in

in reviewing the "new news" out of the courts this morning, i came across this case: doe v. corp. of president of church of jesus christ of latter day saints: 2004 wl 1846365 utah app.,2004.

aug. 19, 2004. the church won, the basic premise was that the church owed no duty to the children to warn of a "high priest's" past sexual abuse activities.

"church did not have special relationship with church "high priest" giving rise to duty to warn of his alleged sexual abuse; "high priest" was not church agent, employee, or member of clergy, and abuse did not occur on church property or during church-sponsored activity.".

RevMalk

In 1976, the future mother was 13 years old when she was abused. Almost 20 years later, her five year old son is abused by the same guy? I'm wondering why she was living so close to that bast*rd and if she ever told her neighbors to keep an eye out for him and don't let her kid near him. As an adult, I would confront the as*h*le and make it clear to him that if he EVER gets closer than 10 yards from my kid I would send him on a one-way ticket to hell.

ya, I agree. I don't know how I missed that.

It's things like this that take part in court decisions we dislike.

Rev

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Mormons Own Marriott Hotel Chain?

by Gerard in

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it was brought to my attention that mormons own the marriot hotel chain and , as other religious corporation we know, they get tax breaks for being a "charitable/religious corporation".

has someone else heard thisabout the marriot?

RevMalk

Do hire a JW carpet cleaner or janitor....

What is with all the JW carpet cleaners and janitors?

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Mormons Own Marriott Hotel Chain?

by Gerard in

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it was brought to my attention that mormons own the marriot hotel chain and , as other religious corporation we know, they get tax breaks for being a "charitable/religious corporation".

has someone else heard thisabout the marriot?

RevMalk

ya, the Marriotts are Mormon, but the church only owns 10% and that's only when tithing is due :)

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New Case: good for WBTS

by La Capra in

in reviewing the "new news" out of the courts this morning, i came across this case: doe v. corp. of president of church of jesus christ of latter day saints: 2004 wl 1846365 utah app.,2004.

aug. 19, 2004. the church won, the basic premise was that the church owed no duty to the children to warn of a "high priest's" past sexual abuse activities.

"church did not have special relationship with church "high priest" giving rise to duty to warn of his alleged sexual abuse; "high priest" was not church agent, employee, or member of clergy, and abuse did not occur on church property or during church-sponsored activity.".

RevMalk

It is this reluctance that will be the biggest hurdle to overcome. I'm not saying it can't be done, but it will be difficult. All that is required is one favorable judgment for new case law.

You look for a 'win' to set a precedence. In this Utah case, things can get complicated. For instance, since the church won, it can be detrimental to future such cases, regardless of the church in question. Most likely though, future judges will take into consideration the power the church holds in the state of Utah. If they don't, or don't realize, then that case can set a precedence that won't look good for future cases. If they do realize and rule in favor of the victim, then we can look to that case to set a precedence.

In other words, since this case is in the state of Utah, controlled by the Mormons, I (hope) don't think it will make a huge difference either way in the long run for suture JW cases. Had the obviously biased court ruled against the church, then you could look at it as a very powerful tool for victims of abuse in any and all churches.

Rev

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New Case: good for WBTS

by La Capra in

in reviewing the "new news" out of the courts this morning, i came across this case: doe v. corp. of president of church of jesus christ of latter day saints: 2004 wl 1846365 utah app.,2004.

aug. 19, 2004. the church won, the basic premise was that the church owed no duty to the children to warn of a "high priest's" past sexual abuse activities.

"church did not have special relationship with church "high priest" giving rise to duty to warn of his alleged sexual abuse; "high priest" was not church agent, employee, or member of clergy, and abuse did not occur on church property or during church-sponsored activity.".

RevMalk

Well, the State of Utah is owned by the Mormons, so I don't think they'll get far.

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What was the funniest Bush moment in last nights debate?

by IronGland in

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first responders, nuclear safety, etc.).

"fighting so vociferously.

"of course i know it was osama bin laden who attacked us!

RevMalk

Yeah..sort of Americanized.
Actually that's incorrect. Should be Americanised, of course.
Then the buggers stick S's where there should be C's!
No offensce.
Englishman.

I know. Isn't it so cool how we make everything better?? Rev