I have a condo/townhouse that was built in 1967. I am remodelling the kitchen and have some questions regarding plaster and asbestos. Let me give you guys a bit of a background first! One of the kitchen walls is shared with the unit beside me. Underneath the plaster is a cement block wall that goes from the basement up to the attic. This obviously is a firewall. Now, Whoever originally built this house must not have primered the walls prior to painting because I have managed to easily chip off all of the paint on four walls. I chiped off the paint on the walls so that the new paint I apply wouldn't peel down the road. So in essence, I have four bare walls with only plaster on them. I want to do some repair work and then sand the walls smooth before I primer and paint, but I want to know (if possible) if there is asbestos in the plaster that is on these walls before I start creating a house full of dust containing harmful asbestos!!! :eek: The plaster on my walls seems different than what I pictured. It looks like the builder used 2'X6' sheets (similar to drywall but much thicker). The sheets are installed just like drywall. Somewhere embedded into these sheets is wire mesh. Then to finish it off, the entire wall is plastered/mudded. The total thickness of the wall is probably 1.5 inches. Based on what I am describing, does anyone know if the plaster on my walls contain asbestos? :wall: Thanks for the help, G

Our 1950s fixer upper has about 7 coats of paint on the every wall. I'm going to re-texture all walls and then prime and paint. The current layer of paint looks to be a semi gloss latex. Question: Do we need to sand the finish of this layer before texturing, or can we just lay down a good primer, then texture. If so, what should we look for in a primer. Any tips or suggestions much appreciated. Thanks in advance.