The kitchen ceiling of my house (circa 20's) is flaking here and there. There are several areas in which pieces, of various sizes and with thickness roughly equal to several paint layers, are peeling. I could of course just pull them off, sand slightly, and repaint the ceiling. But I'd really like to fill them before I paint. My question: How best to do this, and should I use spackle or plaster? The surface beneath is solid. Thanks very much! Frank P.S. A future question will be about the plaster on the basement walls (finished basement) that is flaking AND powdering. How best to handle that, including proper prep? (I assume a moisture problem on that one, but can't detect any.)
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18 years ago