It's spray on popcorn finish. It sucks. You can't paint over it, it has to be scraped off as if you try to paint it, it will come off on the roller, or you can pay someone to scrape it, re-finish the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ornately styled plaster ceiling - Catherine Mcqueen/Getty Images The ceiling may not be the first place you look when you begin ...

Q Am I right that when sections of plaster break away from the lath, an accepted repair technique is to roughly fill in those gaps with drywall and then drywall over the whole wall or ceiling? — M.H., ...

Lath and plaster ceilings and walls were a hallmark of homes built from the 1700s to the early 1900s. And if you live in a period home, they could well be hiding in plain sight. If unsure, there are a ...

Q I have stucco ceilings in my house and I want to clean them, paint them or even take the stucco off. Can it be done, and can I do it myself? -- Jean A: You have quite the task ahead of you, Jean. It ...

Editor’s note: This story originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the previous post here. As Americans, we can feel patriotic when considering tin ceilings. It’s one of the few ...