![]() ![]() Peter Hotton can be reached at bostonglobe. If the dish has a handle, I hope you aren't using it as a grab bar. You can try thin-set on that very smooth back, but I think it would be better to cut some small kerf marks, maybe 1/16 inch deep along the back of the dish to allow the thin-set to grab hold.Ī two-part epoxy cement also can work, but I personally would try the thin-set. ![]() I have used it to put up ceramic tiles, and while each tile is not very heavy, the thin-set holds like crazy.Īnd, it comes in small doses, not 100-pound bags that you were worried about. What will hold it on? Someone mentioned plaster of Paris.Ī: You are getting close to a solution using plaster of Paris, but that is not quite the material. I even protect it from water during showers. I tried Liquid Nails to glue it on, and it worked nicely for two days, then dropped off. The back is very smooth, and the tub surround is cement board. Well, finally it fell off, but did not break. I’ve used a strong magnet to find the nails holding the lath to the studs in my walls. Q: The big old porcelain soap dish on my tiled tub surround is 5 by 7 inches and weighs 21/2 pounds (I weighed it). I have a 1917 house with plaster and wood lath walls. I mentioned two hangers because the art usually has a wire on the back that hangs most level on two hangers. Then to go left or right to locate another hanging spot.įor that useless hole, fill it with joint compound, smooth off, let dry and sand smooth. Incidentally, if you hit a vertical stud, you can nail on a picture hook. Tape a piece of duct tape on the wall where you work.Īfter you finish, and it succeeds, you can leave the tape in place because the picture will cover it. Here's a trick to keep the plaster from disintegrating. Drill a small hole through the wood lath and insert the anchor, or drive in a round-head screw. Try again up an inch or so, to see if you hit a bit of wood lath. Horsehair plaster is usually on wood lath, narrow strips of wood applied horizontally on the studs, and when you put in the anchor, you hit an area between the lath. How can I minimize damage to plaster walls? Any special materials?Ī: You simply ran into a bit of bad luck. ![]()
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