Sagging plaster means the plaster has come loose from the wooden lath; ceiling joist sagging ... either drywall as you suggested or wood furring, to the ceiling joists to present an even surface ...

We'd like to gut it to get rid of the sagging ceilings ... wood. And taking it off without splitting or cracking something is virtually impossible. Again, gutting a house of its plaster and lath ...

Plaster sags from ceilings or bulges from walls when the plaster keys embedded around the wood lath break loose. To repair plaster walls, you've got two choices. You can break out all the loose ...

Used in walls and ceilings, this material is ... The traditional method of installing a plaster wall requires covering the framing studs with wood lath, i.e. thin strips of wood nailed ...

Overlay ceilings. Because ceilings are not subject ... Re-attach loose plaster. Fix loose plaster to wood lath using plaster washers and screws. 7. Use the right compounds.

The impact of the shotgun blast destroyed a portion of the ceiling. The home’s new owner tried to repair the damaged area numerous times, but the plaster would never stick to the wood lath.