learning to skim coat, caulk, and repair really squishy plaster spots...this project we truly learned how to repair plaster walls. the whole corner was beginning to crumble and cave in and now we have never square/sharp lines.
the trick is to with a straight edge and razor to "seer" a square around the area you want to take out. gently tap around the line with the hammer to break the plaster while maintaining the straight edge.
measure the dimensions of the removed section and cut the new quarter inch thick dry wall to as close as possible. using dry wall tape and screws secure to the wood lathe. and then join compound, smooth and sand - repeat, repeat, repeat prime and paint.
for the rest of the plaster walls that do not need to be replaced but are cracked or bumpy - open the crack more and repair. to smooth out the walls we put a very thin skim coat of join compound over all the walls sanded and primed and painted.
BRAND NEW WALLS! we couldn't be happier. the process went much quicker in the living room.
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