I know there are some people in my area of work that still do plaster work, but I don’t personally know any. It was not long after I became established as a quality drywall finishing company that I started to get calls for plaster repairs and resurfacing. I live in Saratoga County, N.Y. where there are a lot of older homes that have lath and plaster walls and ceilings. The last thing the homeowners wanted was plaster replaced with drywall—and I agree. I have never liked the idea of covering old plaster with a layer of drywall, and I certainly didn’t want to remove all that dusty old plaster, especially with the lead paint laws enforced today. So, plaster repairs and resurfacing was the only viable answer.
At first I tried applying basecoat and finish coat plaster and became quite good at this. It is interesting that not long after I purchased a couple bags of plaster from my supplier that I started getting more calls for plaster work. But I was looking for something easier and less expensive that I could offer my customers. After all, we were a drywall finishing company, not a plastering company.