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2. Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes - Wikipedia

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   The frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel had a number of interventions prior to the restoration process which was started in 1980. Initial problems with the ceiling appear to have been caused by water penetrating through the floor above. In about 1547 Paolo Giovio wrote that the ceiling was being damaged by saltpetre and cracks.

3. Popcorn ceiling - Wikipedia

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   Popcorn ceiling texture. A popcorn ceiling, also known as a stipple ceiling or acoustic ceiling, is a ceiling with one of a variety of spray-on or paint-on treatments. [1] The bumpy surface is created by tiny particles of vermiculite or polystyrene, which gives the ceiling sound-deadening properties. Mixtures are available in fine, medium, and ...

4. Conservation and restoration of frescos - Wikipedia

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   At the same time, the wax filled in cracks in the surfaces, sealing moisture inside the walls, further weakening them by compromising the strength of the mortar holding the walls together. By 2013 the villa, like most of Pompeii, was in dire need of modern conservation, as was a protective covering that had been constructed in different phases ...

5. Artex - Wikipedia

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   Artex differs from plaster in that it was marketed as a material intended to receive a textured finish, thus enabling a ceiling to be finished without plastering skills. It was widely used in Britain in the 1970s, mainly with the familiar stippled and swirled patterns. Artex was also occasionally used on walls. [2]

6. Plasterwork - Wikipedia

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   Typically if the ceiling is to be smooth it is done first, before the walls. If it is to be textured, it is done after the walls. The reason for this is that invariably when a ceiling is being worked on plaster will fall and splash onto the walls. However a texture mix doesn't need to be smoothed out when it starts to set:

7. No. 12 Oklahoma aims to continue fast start in matchup vs ...

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   No. 12 Oklahoma will look to extend its unbeaten start to the season on Sunday afternoon when it concludes its non-conference schedule against Prairie View A&M in Norman, Okla.