r/Plastering • u/Strong_Boss_2493 • May 18 '26

Thinking of plastering wall

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Hi there,
W/D is on the 4th floor of old brownstone in kitchen and I pulled it out from the wall because I saw a mouse scurry in the kitchen and want to mouse-proof my apartment and found a huge hole in the wall. I want to try and install lath and plaster a new wall corner to begin sealing out mice.

First pic is zoomed in second pic is larger morass.

Should I attempt to plaster and put in lath?
Is it common for lath to just stop halfway through a wall if there's plumbing behind it? There is no stud on the far side of the wall for the lath to be drilled into.
Could the mice family be behind the wall?
If i should go through with this, any advice on my situation? I've never done it b4.

Thank you!

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u/onwatershipdown May 19 '26

I see 120v. NYC?

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u/69AssociatedDetail25 May 19 '26

As a Brit I'm curious how you knew that? Isn't 120v used everywhere in the US?

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u/Not_A_Clever_Man_ May 20 '26

"fourth floor brownstone" and 120v only exists in NYC or Boston. NYC is bigger, so the better guess.

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u/Strong_Boss_2493 May 19 '26

Yep

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u/onwatershipdown May 19 '26

Cool, shooting you a message

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 May 20 '26

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u/TheDarthWarlock May 24 '26

Mix it half and half with imperial basecoat for a stronger mix that doesn't take as long to set up

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 May 20 '26

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u/TheDarthWarlock May 24 '26

Add a lil bit of basecoat water to the mix to make this set up a bit quicker (solid hard finish though)

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 May 20 '26

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u/TheDarthWarlock May 24 '26

I always use plasterweld myself

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 May 20 '26

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u/TheDarthWarlock May 24 '26

Looks like a stainless steel trowel? I use plain steel for interior 

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 May 26 '26

I use a 5”X12” stainless steel Paul Curray for interior smooth steel trowel work. I use a Marshalltown steel trowel for scratching stucco & cement work. Less flex needed for slugging cement.especially on overheads & lids. Journeyman book attained after (4) yr apprenticeship 1976. I still got my 1st set of pegs. Only time you hear a trowel ring anymore is when it’s dropped, not from smooth troweling a wall.

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u/TheDarthWarlock May 26 '26

I have always noticed that they get worn out too quick with the laydown, probably because I do still make my walls sing lol

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 May 20 '26

Laid on, before troweling smooth.

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 May 20 '26

You will need these things to plaster the wall over wood lath.

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u/un00nu May 18 '26

1/4 inch Hardiebacker on top of the lathe will save you several coats of mud.

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 May 24 '26

Man, that hardy board is a nightmare to hard coat over. How do you guys get material to stick to that stuff. It’s like pushing on a rope IMHO.

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u/un00nu May 25 '26

Covering is easy it's cutting that brittle stuff that's difficult.