Remove Fog Free Coating
Carrie B
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Comments (6)Hi, First off, it's natural for the white coat of plaster to have spiderweb cracks all over the surface. These are only in the white coat and are very closely spaced and interconnected. By closely I mean 1/4" apart. _Those_ are nothing to fix or worry about. Cracks that extend into the base coat, and have movement that you can see by pressing, and seem "broken" are something to fix. I like to spray the cracks with bonding agent (garden sprayer) and sponge the stuff in (don't leave any drips of bonding agent; hard to skim over them). It seems to stop any movement for some time. Then add fiberglass mesh tape and the durabond routine, as you have read. The closet area, maybe sand the mess a little smoother to take off any high spots, the prime and then tape. We always use an oil primer around unknown/unforeseeable problem areas, because it really seals anything "bad" like wallpaper glue and prevents problems in the future, and durabond or regular mud sticks to the primer. Regular mud is not optimal for plaster repair in areas where is has to build up thickness; that's where you run into drying cracks (plus it takes lots of time for all the water to evaporate) and when/if it ever gets wet again it falls off lime plaster in sheets. It won't fall off if you oil prime first, and use it sparingly. Use brown coat plaster like Structolite (or Gypsolite), on top of a bonding agent like Link or Plasterweld if down to the lath, use durabond or easysand when the white coat is damaged or missing, use regular mud only for small imperfections and the final touchups, and you'll be fine. Casey...See MoreFlooding and fog
Comments (11)Great idea about teething adults! (At least babies can't swear.) I'm going to adopt dedtired's phrase, "I can't afford myself." Thanks, ladies. A year ago I had to have an upper tooth pulled and a three-tooth bridge put in, using one of my two front teeth as an anchor. The dentist ground down that front tooth so much he killed the other front tooth, which is now slightly blue. This was immediately before we left town for two months. The bridge did something to irritate the bottom teeth, but I waited until we were home to investigate that. The result was further root canal work done under that bottom tooth (#7). Now I have a swelling on the outside of the gum there. Got that checked out and only now, after $1800, the dentist sees a crack in the tooth's root. Jeez Louise! I'm living with the gum swelling and bursting and swelling, etc. I'm afraid to go back for any more 'dental help'! The major highway between our town and the one north of us was closed for two days due to flooding. I have never seen the creek beside our house rise to the same level as our side yard before. (It runs N-S.) Glad we had no power outages, and the sump could keep our basement dry. I've set out the OFF! in anticipation of a bumper crop of mosquitoes hatching once the water recedes and once it warms up. We had snow showers this morning -- 37F....See Morelime coat peeling and texture issues
Comments (3)The final coat of original plaster does not typically peel away from the base coat underneath. We have similar issues in several rooms, and it appears that a coat of texture was applied after the plaster walls were finished. This texture coat contains sand, and well might contain lime, plus other unknown ingredients. I have successfully patched our walls by painting the voids with elmer's glue, and then applying patching plaster. This method is intended to be used on small areas where the texture coat has peeled away, less than six inches in diameter. The problem with an application of patching plaster, gauging plaster, or lime coat, in very thin layer, to existing old plaster, is that the existing plaster acts like a dry sponge, and robs the repair coat of moisture, within minutes of application. When this happens, the cure is not completed. You can compensate for this by spraying the surface of the repair with an atomizer, using plain tap water....See MoreHow to fix 'fogged' double pane windows?
Comments (9)There is a company at windowmedics.com who claim they can fix the problem without replacing the window(s) for about 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of replacing the window. Apparently they have developed a one-way valve that allows the moisture to exit but not return. They apparently drill a very small hole in the exterior pane in an upper or lower corner of the glass and after vacuuming the moisture out they install this valve that keeps the dry air in and the moisture out. They claim that MOST fogging is not due to seal failure. They say that if double paned glass had an impermeable seal that the window would explode when heated by sunlight, expanding the material inside. They say that moisture is actually absorbed by a moisture absorbent material hidden in the frame of the window and when this material becomes saturated after 10-20 years that this is when the fogging occurs. They also mention that they don't replace lost Argon/Krypton gas but that this doesn't lose that much of the insulating factor. They say the majority of the insulating qualities are due to the air/Argon/Krypton being moisture free and moisture is an excellent conductor of heat/cold. That by removing the moisture they restore most of the insulating factor of the windows. I can't vouch for them one way or the other, only mention their existence and what they claim about fogging removal because I face having to do something about to large picture windows myself right now. The one began showing a small amount of fog a couple of years ago but this spring all of a sudden both are virtually completely fogged and have water running down the inside of the panes. So I am looking very skeptically at their ability to fix such massive leakage of moisture into the windows. While they may be 100% correct for minor moisture buildup I have to believe my windows have massive sealant failure....See MoreCarrie B
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