thankfully there are some things other folks are good at...
if i had to plaster these ceilings i'd need back surgery by lunch time and wouldn't be done in a week, these guys can do a whole ceiling in a ~400 square foot bedroom by 10 am, and half the walls before lunch time.
before and after...
102 years worth of cracks and settling, plus the previous owners put drywall over the plaster so there's all the nail holes and the cracks the drywall fasteners caused...
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and after ~3 hours of work, including digging out and filling the cracks...
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i know people knock immigrant labor but as far as i can tell every kid in mexico knows how to use a hawk and trowel . i'm sure there are some things they can't do just like anyone else but if it involves stones, bricks, plaster, stucco or mortar they seem to be pretty good at it.