3/31/2024 0 Comments Lath and plaster walls renovationThis was definitely a job building up those muscles! □ Ha. It took a couple of hours between the two of us and by the end, we were very much aching all over. It worked pretty well though because the ceiling is pretty much almost plaster-free now. Unfortunately, we don’t have a shovel, so we used hammers and the technique of hitting the hell out of it. The integrity of a plaster surface depends on the bond. The finish coat is applied after the brown coat has hardened. The brown coat is applied over wood lath, strips that are nailed to the studs and spaced about ¼-inch apart to create keyways for the brown coat to grip. Imagine this black stuff in your lungs – urgh!īack to the ceiling though – I’d seen lots of videos online where people had used shovels to break off the plaster from the laths and push it down. Old plaster walls and ceilings are made from two layers of plaster. ![]() Plaster walls consist of multiple layers applied over a lath, providing additional support. and it was a prevalent wall-covering method until the Second World War. The history of plaster dates back to around 12,000 B.C. Disposable masks also seem really inefficnet and I almost always have dust-leakage into the mask. Recommended materials and tools are suggested to ensure successful plaster wall renovation. We use disposable masks, which only cost a pound or so from Screwfix, however, I’m very very tempted to invest in some long-term face masks because we have so much dusty work to do throughout the whole house. Goggles and face masks are an absolute essential for this job! I’m sure we all value our eyes and lungs, so please don’t even attempt to remove without either of these. If you think my camera is just out of focus in the image below, how very wrong you are – this is the thick dust that cnsumed the room. Why? Because apparently removing this type of ceiling is quite possibly the messiest DIY job imaginable. Patch if you can, repair if you will, removing should be an absolute last resort. I researched online first (as always) and the consensus was that people didn’t recommend removing this kind of ceiling unless absolutely necessary. ![]() Lath and Plaster ceilings are essentially small bits of wood (laths) nailed onto the joists and then lime plaster is applied over the top. I had a small suspicion that the current ceiling was the original lath and plaster type, and my suspicion was correct! Lath and plaster is a technique used prior to the 1930s (or so my research tells me), which means this ceiling is over 80 years old! Craaazy. After we made the decision to remove the ceiling in the bathroom, I made a small hole to investigate what lies beneath the plaster.
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