i took the week off work to try to make things go faster. it has been quite successful. so far, i’ve done two more skim coats on the ceiling.
i’ve also plastered the remaining two walls in the entry hallway. above right, i’m plastering the wall that’s westmost in the entry hallway. that’s the door to the entry foyer and front door.
after plastering that wall in the morning, i moved onto the last wall in the afternoon. i can never judge how much plaster to mix; i always mix too little. you are supposed to coat the whole wall, then double back and put a second coat from the same mix. if you do that, the plaster behaves a lot better, it’s easier to smooth, and it is much more predictable and strong. it’s all supposed to be out of the same mix, and the plaster sets in 20 minutes. yep, gotta move really fast.
in the living room, i added a junction box where there were just two wires sticking out of the ceiling (for the light). then, this evening, janeen and i installed the medallion. i put glue on the back side, then fit it up around the junction box.
there are two tricky parts: getting the medallion aligned with the room, and holding it up while the glue sets. janeen came up with a really clever system; we put bubble wrap over a bucket, then set the bucket on top of the ladder, and spaced it up with a box and some pieces of wood.
