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Annie’s Plaster Repair

Annie is working to slowly remodel an old Victorian house in Detroit. She texts me about how to DIY a wall repair, I call her to advise, and then we text again about the job and from the hardware store as she wonders which spackle to buy.

Annie says:
“I had a big event happening at my house and I needed plaster repair work done. it was not a huge amount of work and I decided to take the job on myself. I took pictures and went to the hardware store that the area I showed them needed to be cut out and drywall put up. This did not sit well with me. So I sent Sarah pictures and we discussed how to fix it properly and it did not need to be cut out. I followed her guidence and it came out great! I used the technique for other areas. She has only given good direction with the proper materials.”

The images below are actual text exchanges during her plastering repair:

note: efflourescence is when salts seem to grow from the plaster, it kind of looks like a white mold. It is not mold and you can just scrape it off.

I called Annie after she expressed frustration and talked her through the project and how learning sometimes means doing things twice. Annie successfully finished patching the walls before her party!

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Annie’s Plaster Repair

Annie is working to slowly remodel an old Victorian house in Detroit. She texts me about how to DIY a wall repair, I call her to advise, and then we text again about the job and from the hardware store as she wonders which spackle to buy.

The images below are actual text exchanges during her plastering repair:

I called Annie after she expressed frustration and talked her through the project and how learning sometimes means doing things twice. Annie successfully finished patching the walls before her party!

is this a scam?

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