What most people don t realize is that all winter long they are heating the space behind.
Plaster repair material for air sealing attic.
I have an 1850 house upstate ny the ceiling right now is just lathe and plaster and the attic has no insulation.
Press the flashing metal into a bead of latex caulk and staple it into place.
I m planning to blow in a substantial amount of cellulose insulation and i m curious if the plaster needs any air sealing.
To reduce air flow a homeowner will first need to air seal.
I ve heard that the plaster is actually porous enough that it needs to be sealed with plastic or something.
Fill the attic with additional insulation.
Roll a piece of fiberglass batt and stuff it into place at the top of the wall where the top plate is missing.
If there s no wood staple it right to the drywall.
The scratch coat the brown coat and the finish coat.
A traditional multi coat plaster system begins with a substructure of lath thin wood slats or metal mesh that s attached to the wall framing.
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Figure 5 the fiberglass roll is covered with spray foam to air seal the top of the wall.
Three coats of wet plaster are applied in layers to the lath.