Q. How important is it to repair plaster before repainting? Our ceilings have peeling paint that we’re pretty sure was caused by past water damage. Since the water problem is no longer an issue, can ...

The decorative paintwork on the walls at the Moss Mansion is so delicate that it peels at the sound of even the mildest profanity. Preserving, and in some instances restoring, that paintwork is a ...

Sometimes, on a nice afternoon, Jeff Poree drives by the Peristyle in City Park, where he and his workers spent three months in 2012, resurfacing every bit of the century-old ceiling and ionic columns ...

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Plaster Creek near the Ken-O-Sha Park School. Calvin College received $60,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help fund restoration work on the polluted stream. (MLive file photo) ...

You'll find the plaster work of Eugene Orlandini, owner of Orlandini Studios in Walker's Point, at the Oriental Theater, Plaza Hotel, Central Library and many homes. His grandfather and uncle ...

EU-funded project adapts micropolymer technology for self-sealing wall board as part of safety measures range for buildings in earthquake zones. Siobhan Wagner reports. A hi-tech villa designed to ...