PLASTER RAISING PARTY

THREE COAT LIME PLASTER ON RIVEN LATHE

Come and learn the materials and methods of lime plaster on wooden lath.
Howard Hall will have a plaster raising party for two successive
Saturdays, scratch coat then the intermediate coat on the main parlor
ceiling and walls.

(A time will be set up for the finishing coat in the near future.)

We will be:

• mixing lime plaster
• plastering
• celebrating
  

Joining in is free as a learning workshop,
but you will have to work with a trowel. Lunch is provided.

Booking in advance is required. 
Call 518-945-1253
or email: howardhall.farm@gmail.com

Open to people in the trades as well as homeowners eager to learn.

This is a unique and free opportunity to learn about historic lime plaster
in a workshop setting.  We will be practicing on the ceiling of the parlor
at Howard Hall Farm in Athens, New York.


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REMAKING LIME CROWN MOLDING
in July with Rory Brennan, the plasterer from  "This Old House".
This is a structured as a paid class with fee limited
number of students.  Click the classes tab for more information
or contact us: howardhall.farm@gmail.com

PRIVATE MORTAR CLASSES
with Reggie Young on exterior pointing with lime mortars.
We will cover mixing of mortar, proper prep of the area, pointing and curing.
Whitewash recipes and appilcations can also be covered.
For more information, contact: howardhall.farm@gmail.com

Early February Update

Harry is working on the fascia boards, soffits and crown moldings for
the front of the house. We are trying to save as much as we can of the
original, but sadly much of it is rotted beyond use...

Lorena is prepping all
these boards so we can
get them up primed.
Can't wait until spring
to get this all finally
painted.

Andy has been jack hammering off the last Portland Cement left in the place. We will white wash these walls, even though they must have been plastered at one time. This area in the front of the basement hall never had white wash on walls or ceilings like the rest of the hall, so we suspect it was a closed storage room with plaster ceiling and walls. Very odd as it would have blocked the light in the hallway.

  

Ralph has been steaming off the paint in the hallway.
Getting closer to final plaster throughout the house.