Hi all,
I was taking down the 17 layers of wallpaper in my 1920s brick house to paint the kitchen when I realized there was a reason they kept wallpapering this part of the kitchen. The plaster around the window edge was in terrible shape! It appears the window was built with a wooden frame and they plastered right up to the frame, directly from the brick (no lathe of any kind). I've attached a picture and wanted some advice on whether or not my repair concept would work. I was thinking of cleaning out the loose pieces, wetting down to the brick, structo-lite up to the frame, then finish coat on top all the way to the trim, then paint that once the wallpaper is all removed. A friend said an easier fix would be to just fill in and sand joint compound. Any other suggestions? Appreciate the help!
Best,
Dan
I was taking down the 17 layers of wallpaper in my 1920s brick house to paint the kitchen when I realized there was a reason they kept wallpapering this part of the kitchen. The plaster around the window edge was in terrible shape! It appears the window was built with a wooden frame and they plastered right up to the frame, directly from the brick (no lathe of any kind). I've attached a picture and wanted some advice on whether or not my repair concept would work. I was thinking of cleaning out the loose pieces, wetting down to the brick, structo-lite up to the frame, then finish coat on top all the way to the trim, then paint that once the wallpaper is all removed. A friend said an easier fix would be to just fill in and sand joint compound. Any other suggestions? Appreciate the help!
Best,
Dan
