How to Patch and Plaster Walls in Your Old House

Licensed house inspector Ron Tanner, from House Love, shows you how to patch and plaster walls in your old house, using simple tools and easy-to-follow instructions. Includes bonus tips for best results.

[lisafelipa]

Quick, to the point and simple! Thank you Ron & Jill!

[kv.b]

I just bought an old house and this has saved my life! I have no idea what I'm doing.

[ladyc]

wish I would have found you years ago, saved me a lot of money on shady contractors, I could have done myself with your knowledge. Thank you for detailed instructions

[marvideo]

You are a lifesaver ❗️
Thank you for your video and all the great tips !!!

[patisulambert]

Thank you, from my old house! It’s just the vid I’ve been looking for.

[trafficface]

You are very charismatic and it's so encouraging, I'm subscribing

[barbaracaum]

Wonderful!  Thank you, Ron.  This 115 year old house has lots of places to patch.

[HeidiMCW]

Thanks Ron! We live in Phila. and our house was built in the late 1930's! Our darling children have made a few holes in the plaster ;o)  so here I am.  Looking forward to pretty walls again!  Yay! an excuse to repaint!  

[matthewbainsmith]

Awesome. The condition of the walls in this video and my new knowledge of how to fix them, gives me confidence to tackle my own.

[michaelm]

Thanks for this video, Ron! I watched this over two years ago right before I moved into my grandpa's 1870 farm house. I used the tips you gave in this video to make minor repairs to the plaster walls (even had to scrape off some 1880s wallpaper to get to some of the plaster!). You explained things well enough for me to follow and your strategies worked well for getting the job done. Now, two years later, the repairs are still looking good.

[rosszimmerman]

Great instructional video, well done, clear instructions. Scraped popcorn from the ceilings in our 1937 lath & plaster home. Discovered why they used the acoustic, to cover all the cracks! Just finished final paint, the ceilings look great…not perfect, but that is part of the character of an older home, it’s imperfections. Your video was very helpful. And before anyone comments, yes, I had the acoustic tested for asbestos before scraping.

[PonderingHobbit]

This is fabulously helpful! Thank you. 👏🏼

[WVSCROUNGER]

Perfect tutorial !!!  I had no idea how, , , , but now do !!  Thank you Sir for taking the time to post this

[thenerdleys]

I have just done some extensive wallpaper removal and discovered plaster walls! Lots of chipping and cracking in the corners. This video is literally the only one I found that answered my questions! Thank you for making this.

[RachVictoriKnox]

Fab thanks, after removing wallpaper I discovered deep holes around my windows and crumbling plaster but after watching this I'm going to do it myself. Love the photos at the end showing the finished project - it looks awesome :)

[wentaoqiu]

This guy is amazing, lovely smile and friendly approach, his name Ron reminds me of Ron Swanson, but a less intimidating version.

[christopherc.quevedo]

Thank you kindly for the clear instruction. As a landlord, this is very helpful with minor repairs in my units.

[artistkathleen]

Well Ron, thank you. I will now stop procrastinating on the rest of the incredible work needed on my big old house. You helped break down a huge job with your clear and precise instructions. I was once married to a drywall plaster guy and he always made it harder for me to follow his way of doing this or any type of work. God bless you... I can do this!

[PFoxen]

Just moved into a house with plaster walls, and I've been wondering how to go about fixing the numerous little holes from previous wall mountings and pictures, as well as fixing the pantry. This is a good guide, I think I can attempt some of them with confidence now.

[richardsnipes]

thank you because i have the same type of project going on as we speak and i was kind of stuck on how to repair the same type of holes. i have my list of materials i need and now i can get to finishing up this project