Hello!
I've started renovating the surfaces in an old turn-of-the-century apartment, stripping down ten layers of wallpaper and five layers of paint. Since I eventually plan to install new parquet flooring and don't want to add a third (!) moulding on the original moldings, I've also removed the old baseboard that I intend to restore and reuse. Apparently, no one has touched the molding since the building was completed, and as usual, it was mounted with monstrous nails and some kind of "hooks" into the plaster. This resulted in quite significant holes in the rather porous lime plaster, which I believe can at least be fixed with bonding agent and then gypsum plaster.
The more troublesome part comes in the next step when I have to put the moldings back. Since it’s the year 2011, I assume there’s a more efficient way than nailing into the plaster... But what is the best method? Installing with screws and plugs might work, but there's a risk that the plaster will still crack when the plug expands, right? Maybe some really long screws that reach all the way into the brick - but then again, how on earth would you get a plug to reach that far? Anyone have any sensible ideas to share regarding this?
I've started renovating the surfaces in an old turn-of-the-century apartment, stripping down ten layers of wallpaper and five layers of paint. Since I eventually plan to install new parquet flooring and don't want to add a third (!) moulding on the original moldings, I've also removed the old baseboard that I intend to restore and reuse. Apparently, no one has touched the molding since the building was completed, and as usual, it was mounted with monstrous nails and some kind of "hooks" into the plaster. This resulted in quite significant holes in the rather porous lime plaster, which I believe can at least be fixed with bonding agent and then gypsum plaster.
The more troublesome part comes in the next step when I have to put the moldings back. Since it’s the year 2011, I assume there’s a more efficient way than nailing into the plaster... But what is the best method? Installing with screws and plugs might work, but there's a risk that the plaster will still crack when the plug expands, right? Maybe some really long screws that reach all the way into the brick - but then again, how on earth would you get a plug to reach that far? Anyone have any sensible ideas to share regarding this?
Glue then... PL400, PL600... What brand is that? It would be very convenient if you could glue them on, though you'd probably have to apply a substantial amount... It's not a smooth and nice drywall, but rather a quite rough old plaster wall.
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Available at every normally equipped hardware store. I believe it will work excellently!
Available at every normally equipped hardware store. I believe it will work excellently!
I have done this with PL400 in a few places in the house. I used double-sided tape and attached 45x70 stud stumps to the floor with the short side a few cm from the wall. This way I could place wedges between it and the glued skirting to keep it under pressure until the adhesive had cured.