How to drill into plaster walls. To prevent cracking and crumbling you’ll need to pre-drill holes for your screws, and you can start by taping down a strip of blue tape before drilling holes ...

To repair plaster walls, you’ve got two choices. ... Push up the loose plaster and place 2-in. screws and the perforated plaster washers into the joists or studs about every 6 or 8 inches.

Patching plaster is the same material used as the finish coat on a lath and plaster wall. It's sold in powder form and dries very quickly and hard. It sands easily and makes a seamless repair for ...

Whether you want to hang a picture, mirror or kitchen cabinet, securing things to older lath-and-plaster walls can be challenging, explains the Cleveland Heights Home Repair Resource Center.

Minimize Plaster Repair With These 5 Tips for Perfect Plaster Walls. Hacks for hanging art, ... Coombs advises you use an anchor-and-screw system to hang anything of weight such as a flat-screen TV.