Houses around Reading will have many sorts of walls from plastered brick and mortar to stud walling with lath and plaster or plasterboard. Putting fixings into some walls presents DIYers with an ...

You might want to put up shelves but feel hesitant to do anything that could damage your walls. And even if you’re pretty handy with a putty knife, fixing screw and nail holes can often leave traces ...

Plaster, a decorative wall coating of lime, sand, and sometimes fibers, has been around since the beginning of time—and so has plaster repair. Although subject to cracks and bubbles, it's a durable ...

When a shelf shudders, it’s never just the shelf. It’s the clink of jars, the edge of a frame catching light, the tiny fear that today might be the day it gives. A DIY expert walked me through why ...

There are two kinds of cracks in old lath and plaster walls. Both can be repaired, but one is a much more serious problem. By Ronda Kaysen Q: Our Gramercy co-op was built in 1929. The thick plaster ...

The unmistakable period feel of an old house is often directly related to the beauty and the character of its plaster walls. While it is not recommended that the average old-house owner try to ...

I might be completely bonkers, but I am looking to replace my current ageing Ikea Jerker (it has served me well but is starting to show its age, it has moved a few times and I just want a bit more ...