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surrounding towns and parishes for historic
home
restoration and repairs; plaster restoration and plaster repairs;
drywall/sheetrock demolition; drywall/sheetrock installation;
drywall/sheetrock taping and floating/finishing; drywall/sheetrock
texturing; drywall/sheetrock repairs; ceramic tile
flooring installation; interior/exterior painting;
plaster
repair; engineered
wood flooring
installation; popcorn
ceiling removal and a lot
more.
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Plaster
Walls and Ceilings: From Antiquity to the Present in Baton Rouge, La.
Although many centuries have come and gone since the heyday of plaster
when it adorned the walls and ceilings of castles, chateaus,
cathedrals, monuments and even the more humbler dwellings of the
proletariat; not only has plaster made an indelible imprint throughout
the ages but it still has a noble and regal reputation that makes its
presence felt even in a more highly sophisticated technological world
that we now live in.
Today in more modern times plaster has been all but replaced
by drywall
(sheetrock) as the most
favorable wall and ceiling
covering/finish in the residential sector due in large part to its
(drywall) affordability, usefulness, and the time it takes to install
and finish
it.
However, given the facts stated above one outstanding feature about
plaster that drywall cannot match even remotely is the beauty and
elegance of plaster walls, ceilings and ornamental trim.
Plaster
walls/ceilings and ornamental
trim have a stateliness that no
other wall/ceiling finish or decorative trim can come close to
duplicating. That's why for centuries architects, builders, and
interior designers didn't even bother to search seriously for any kind
of potentially suitable alternative to replace plaster because it was
so durable; so endearing; so charming; so beautiful, and it was capable
of withstanding abuse...and I mean a lot of it too.
But one of the main features of plaster
that was
most desirable was the
fact that it could be decorated in so many ways. Masterpieces have been
done on plaster walls and ceilings in cathedrals (Michealangelo's
Sistine Chapel painting) as well as palaces and in many homes of the
rich and famous around the world throughout the millenniums.
In fact, plaster
has a
distinguish history that can be traced back by
historians as well as archaeologist up to 9,000 thousand years ago and
some of those plaster artifacts are still with us today! It's
unbelievable that such a building finish can maintain its basic
properties and still remain intact for so long.
Througout the milleniums various civilizations have created world
famous monuments that are still visible today using plaster.
In conclusion, even in today's modern world there are still many, many
homeowners as well as commercial property owners who refuse not to use
plaster as their interior wall and ceiling finish; to them plaster is
in a class of its own without any close competition to mention.
Many high end homes built here in the United States as well
as throughout the world are adorned with beautiful and richly refined
walls and ceilings that are the epitome of charm and elegance.
There is still a very special kind of people who will always appreciate
plaster and its gracious and noble history as well as its timeless and
unparalleled beauty.
Installing and repairing plaster can be viewed as expensive and
troublesome by different segments of the population, but for others it
is viewed as a breathtaking finish that is too admirable and too rich
in all its stateliness to be replaced with something as mundane and
unassuming as "plain old drywall".
Contact American Painting and
Pressure Cleaning, Inc.
a call regarding all of your plaster repairs; drywall (sheetrock)
repairs historic home restoration and repairs, as well as interior and
exterior house painting. We are both
interior residential (house) painting contractors and exterior
residential (house) painting contractors plus so much more. Thanks, Don.
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The author of this article assumes no responsibility for any and all
injuries that might occur from implementing any of the procedures
mention in this article or any other article written by him. Please
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