Uh Oh, question time again.  Where does plaster come from?  Is it just
fancy cement or what?  Thanks,  Ruth




At 6:17 PM -0500 12/8/04, Gabriel Orgrease wrote:
>What is permanent?
>I've found that stonework (usually 1.5 +/-" marble slabs) in lobbies in
>NYC dating from the 1930's forward are often set with plaster. This with
>ferric fasteners such as quite thin mild steel wire as a tie-back.
>I'm not sure how long plaster has been in use but in reassembling a
>Victorian Carrara marble fireplace breast in the oldest house in
>Hartford, CT the original, and the replacement, were set with plaster.
>You have to make sure to get a plaster that sets quickly enough but not
>too quick. If it takes to long to set you have to sit and wait before
>setting another stone.
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