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Plastering a home is messy. It may seem obvious to protect a finish floor like concrete from dropped plaster, but all too often I see homeowners forget to cover their electrical boxes before the plastering process. Once the boxes get filled with plaster, they are hard to clean out. Especially difficult are the tiny screw holes for the switches and plugs.


Don’t waste your time trying to clean them. Instead, spend a few minutes taping the boxes off before you start plastering. A little tape can save you a lot of time. Be sure to tape the boxes so that the tape can be removed after the plaster is complete without destroying the finish. Only tape the face of the box and do not wrap the tape around the sides. This takes a little extra effort but is well worth it in the end.

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Andrew Morison is a licensed contractor specializing in straw bale and green construction. He has shown thousands of people how to build their own straw bale projects through his comprehensive series of instructional straw bale, concrete foundation, and plastering DVDs. You can check these out at http://www.LearnStrawBale.com.

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