When it comes to building your walls, plastering is much more expensive than just hanging sheetrock or drywall. Plastering has many positive attributes. For one, it is a better sound barrier between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And if all the decorative perks of textured plaster walls aren't enough, turns out they're also long lasting and environmentally ...

Q. We just bought our first house, an American Foursquare, dated 1917. It has been vacant for several years and the interior is not in the best condition. We'd like to gut it to get rid of the sagging ...

Believe it or not, there are ways to smooth walls without plastering. Whether you are redoing one room or a gigantic whole-house renovation, plastering walls is one of those tasks that even ...

You’re proudly hanging your first picture on your new home’s antique plaster walls. A few minutes later, it’s no longer ...

Shiplap accent walls have reigned supreme in recent years. Speaking exclusively to House Digest, however, one expert says ...

Plaster, a decorative wall coating of lime, sand, and sometimes fibers, has been around since the beginning of time—and so has plaster repair. Although subject to cracks and bubbles, it's a durable ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 62nd installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

Natural plaster walls add to the beauty of this southwestern style home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. More and more people are seeking natural and healthy ways to build a home. So it is, that the ...

Q. My wife and I removed beadboard wainscoting in a house we just bought. 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 ...