Hi everyone!
My husband and I recently purchased a 1840's Federal / Greek revival house. A whole lot of character in 2000 sq feet. Not very well maintained so we have our hands full!
Perhaps I should ask this question in a different forum, but I will start here. What is the best solution for plaster walls that have areas of damage; crumbling and water damaged areas? Do I remove the plaster and hang dry wall or should it be patched? Easily and inexpensively?
Thanks in advance!
Newbie old house renovator from upstate New York
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Pretty house!
There are a couple of good plaster folks around here-they'll be by shortly I bet.....meanwhile, may we have more photos?
Cheers!
Chaz
There are a couple of good plaster folks around here-they'll be by shortly I bet.....meanwhile, may we have more photos?
Cheers!
Chaz
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Re: Newbie old house renovator from upstate New York
Welcome to Wavyglass Keirsa, Neighmond is correct maybe one of the plaster guru's will post. You will need to post a picture or two, if do nothing else to appease us who are a bit nosey. It is the general feeling of most on this board that you live with the house for a while, other than the obvious the house will tell you what it needs and any thoughts of making major changes right away may not make sense to you down the road a bit.
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Welcome too; we do enjoy seeing what others have taken on!
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Exactly. We like to see what you're up against and praise you for your ambition.
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Thanks so much! I am planning on posting some pictures. I just need to figure out how to resize the photos.
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Re: Newbie old house renovator from upstate New York
I just have to say that plaster is wonderful. I would be hard-pressed to take it out and replace with drywall. We used a Magic Trowel to repair our plaster and it worked out very well. However I think the largest area was about 2' x 2'.
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