Ah Barry, I think that's why I prefer older buildings. The old builders cared. My stone house was built by a master, and came through the fire able to weather the rest of the winter with just some patches on the holes in the roof. I have done repair on a 40 year old house that the aluminum siding has caused to rot. Breathing is vital.

And Murray, Raven is plastering, not finishing drywall. She does 2-coat and skim coat plastering. We use blueboard (a modified drywall board) as substrate, usually, and there is no horsehair in the plaster, and no dots and grounds, so the work is a bit easier, but it is still plaster. And the best drywall contractor I know is a woman in Boulder, Colorado, Elisabeth Southworth. But as a plaster, Raven is very good, and I'll hire her over anyone else around here.

CamiSu