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…certain it is functioning properly. The force with which the door closes can be adjusted. To test its sensitivity, place a two-by-four in the opening and close the door. The door should return or bounce back on contact. If not, the force needs to be lowered…

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A traditional three-coat plaster job was used in the Manhattan Brownstone…
…finish or white coat that blends the new plaster wall into the profile of the cornice…
…where new support is needed for the plaster application. It has many "keys…

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…characteristic hue comes from a special plaster-friendly paper applied over its gypsum…
…commonly known as drywall pushed traditional plaster out of the new-home market. Everyone…
…to a skim coat of specially formulated plaster. When finishing blue board, instead…

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…pipes, surrounded by aluminum fins to aid heat transfer, run the…
…also radiated from the pipe, fins, and housing. Baseboard…
…under and through the radiator fins so it can be heated. The heater…
…capacity of the concrete or plaster surrounding the heating cables…

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…expensive, so do-it-yourselfers now have lots of options to choose from. Traditional Plaster On existing plaster walls, a fresh coat of plaster has always been the way to smooth out a bumpy or damaged finish. Traditional three-coat…

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…trowel. 4) First, a thin coat of plaster is spread over the seams in long even swipes. 5) Bob is shown here gathering plaster with a trowel. He will work from the…
…Things go quickly at this stage, lots of plaster gets mixed and the finish progresses nicely…

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…complete door in the framed opening and shim the header jamb and side jambs with wooden shims. Make sure that you place shims behind the hinges. Don't force the shims in or you'll bow out the jambs. Slide the shims in gently until they stop. …

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