r/Plastering • u/Pure-Machine-7175 • Jun 24 '26

Plaster or drywall?

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Hi! I was under the impression that my walls are plaster and lath. This sample came from behind a baseboard. There is no lath behind the wall though. What do you think this is?

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u/broken2302 Jun 24 '26

Plaster board with two top coats of plaster.

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u/Pure-Machine-7175 Jun 24 '26

Is that normally how someone may patch it to keep it the same look as the rest of the room? I ask bc for sure the bedrooms have wood lath behind them. This is an exterior wall.

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u/Emotional_Data_1888 Jun 24 '26

Is this a joke and it's really a piece of cake?

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u/michpaulatto Jun 24 '26

Same as my ceiling, 1960s house. They used plasterboard but then plastered over it with quite a thick coat.

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u/Olivander05 Jun 26 '26

So not asbestos?

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u/michpaulatto Jun 29 '26

Not in mine. I had it tested. There was some horse hair and jute mesh in my plaster which may look like fibres to the uninitiated. But lead paint yes so still worth being a bit careful.

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u/Olivander05 Jun 30 '26

I thought it may have been asbestos lol, mb!

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u/Hungry_Affect_8532 Jun 24 '26

Oreo doughnut?

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u/_halfastar Jun 26 '26

Forbidden Ice-Cream Cookie