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plaster repair or replacement
Posted by tomh on February 9th, 2004 01:28 PM
In reply to horsehair plaster repair? by Marianna on February 9th, 2004 12:03 PM [Go to top of thread]
Personally, I dont get sentimental over old plaster and lath. If the house has historical signficance, or you really want to restore plaster, this advice is not for you.
My preference is to tear out plaster and lath and hang drywall, expecially on exterior walls. Drywall is CHEAP, and fairly easy to learn to hang and finish. But the best thing is, when you take out the plaster wall, you can update the insulation and wiring, and that saves big money in energy bills, and makes the house more valuable.
If the walls are in fair condition, and plaster is well adhered to the lath, you can repair cracks using plaster for deeper repairs and drywall compound to smooth smaller imperfections. This still leaves the old knob and tube ungrounded wiring in your wall and no insulation. Those are the choices. Post back and provide more details of what you want to accomplish, and we can try to give you pointers on how to minimize disruption with either option. Was this post helpful? Yes: or No:
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