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Plaster interior concrete wall.
How to plaster a concrete wall.
As a result many older homes and some new homes have plaster walls.
While plaster is best applied over wooden strips the material can also be applied directly to plywood sheets or concrete.
Use a wire brush to clean stains left by the mold or mortar joints.
Step 2 apply a layer of dash.
The main reason for that is that portland cement needs exposed portland aggregate to grab to.
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Prepare the concrete wall.
If the wall has been painted and the paint is peeling or flaking all of the paint has to be removed.
Before you begin to plaster your concrete walls you need to remove peeling paint and flaking bits of old plaster.
The texture of the concrete walls should be sufficiently rough so the plaster will adhere to it.
First in order to successfully plaster a concrete or cinder block wall you need to have aggregate exposed in other words your walls need to be clean and any type of coating removed.
Install metal lath over the painted concrete wall if you don t want to sandblast.
Plastering or resurfacing concrete walls takes time and patience.
Plaster used on concrete tends not to last as long and is susceptible to crumbling chipping and damage.
Caulk cracks and kill any mold on the walls.