![]() ![]() **That being said, we were adding can lights to 3 of our rooms (living room, dining, and kitchen) and there was no insulation in the attic bedrooms, so those ceilings we DID remove the plaster and put drywall (shiplap in the attic bedrooms) up after we added insulation and lighting.**Īfter we removed all our wallpaper (this took us about 2 months!) we realized that the plaster is too rough to simply prime and paint over. I love the character of old baseboards! I feared that if we removed our baseboards (necessary if we were removing the lath and plaster), we would damage the them beyond repair or reuse. Plaster is HEAVY, dusty, and time consuming to remove.ģ. ![]() So much work is involved in removing lath and plaster. If we were to remove all the walls with their imperfect lumps and edges we would lose some of that character that attracted us to the old house in the first place.Ģ. Here is what we discovered over the past 4 months, and how we ended up loving our finished walls: WHY WE LIKE PLASTER wallsįirst, I should explain why we wanted to keep our plaster walls:ġ. I do not like wallpaper, and I also did not like the idea of removing the plaster walls. The walls and ceilings throughout the house were covered with 4 or more layers of wallpaper. When we moved into our 1916 house 4 months ago, I had no idea what I was going to do with the plaster walls. Our technology, systems and processes also mean you get your high quality report shortly after your inspection is completed.Īnd all this for an incredible low price.Let’s talk about lath and plaster walls. We are always happy to answer all your questions and you are most welcome to be on site when we do the inspection. Good communication and local knowledge are key to you getting the most out of your building and pest inspection. Our Office team make all the arrangements with you, your agent, the vendor, the tenant (if there is one) and you will be sent an email to confirm the inspection time along with a pre-engagement letter which covers the scope of the inspection. When you book a pre-purchase inspection with ABIS, our friendly local (they know the area and are not in a interstate or overseas call centre) staff will make the whole process easy for you. ABIS Inspectors are supported by a unique computer aided inspection system and the latest inspection equipment such as high sensitivity thermal cameras costing thousands of dollars that others don’t often have. Our highly recommended home inspectors are all long term trusted employees not here today gone tomorrow sub-contractors. ABIS has been in business over 27 years conducting both building and timber pest inspections. ![]() For instance, building a rounded wall would be difficult if drywall was used exclusively, as drywall is not flexible enough.ĪBIS building and pest inspections are conducted to the highest standard by building inspectors with a minimum of 10 years experience together with the highest professional qualifications in their field. As plastering is a skilled trade, and hence expensive, reducing the amount of plastering required in a new development also reduces the building costs.Īn advantage of using lath is for ornamental or unusual shapes. Lath and plaster have been mostly replaced with plasterboard (also a type of gypsum wallboard, although a bit thicker), since it is faster and less expensive to install. In the past, horsehair was used to help bind the plaster to the laths. Insufficient “keying” and the plaster will fall off the lath. After the plaster is completely dry, the walls are ready to be painted. A smooth, white finish coat goes on last. When the wall is fully covered, the vertical lath “guides” are removed, and their “slots” are filled in, leaving a fairly uniform undercoat. A helper feeds new plaster onto the board, as the plaster is applied in quantity. The applier drags the board upward over the wall, forcing the plaster into the gaps between the lath and leaving a layer on the front the depth of the temporary guides, typically about 1/4 inch. Plaster is then applied, typically using a wooden board as the application tool. Next, temporary lath guides are placed vertically to the wall, usually vertically at the studs. Each horizontal course of lath is spaced about 1/4 inch away from its neighbouring courses. The lath is typically about two inches wide by four feet long by 1/4 inch thick. Each wall frame is covered in lath, tacked at the studs. ![]() These are narrow strips of wood nailed horizontally across the wall studs. After the 1950s, plasterboard began to replace the lath and plaster process. Lath and plaster was a building process used mainly for interior walls until the late 1950s. ![]()
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