The sagged ceiling described here is one specific situation. A sagging ceiling could also be a sign of major structural damage and might indicate further problems like leaking pipes. If you notice ...

Q Am I right that when sections of plaster break away from the lath, an accepted repair technique is to roughly fill in those gaps with drywall and then drywall over the whole wall or ceiling? — M.H., ...

Q: Last spring, my roof sprang a leak and water stained the ceiling in my daughter’s second-floor bedroom. We fixed the leak and repainted the ceiling. Now the new paint is cracked and, looking closer ...

Q: Last spring, my roof sprang a leak and water stained the ceiling in my daughter’s second-floor bedroom. We fixed the leak and repainted the ceiling. However, now the new paint is cracked and, ...

Before the arrival of prefabricated wallboard or "drywall" in the 1940s and '50s, plaster was the material of choice for interior walls and ceilings in American homes. Portland cement plaster was ...

Q. My basement is unfinished and I want to install fiberglass insulation between the exposed floor joists in the ceiling. Short of nailing up gypsum board panels, how can I keep the insulation from ...

Question: The plaster ceiling in my condominium in a 1920 building is sagging. I bought ceiling buttons to try to get the ceiling plaster back up, but I am not sure how to use them. Are they driven ...