This was an awesome video! I have an old home and one room has some failing plaster. I didn’t know how plaster worked at all really, I understood drywall and mudding but plaster is something completely different! I thought I was going to have to drywall over everything to fix it! But now I don’t think it will need drywall at all, just some repairs to the ceiling and some cosmetic touch ups here and there. I am excited to learn something new! 😊 This is one of my favorite channels on UA-cam right now.
@@ChaplineHouse I definitely will! 😊 I am actually doing some home renovation videos on my channel as well, I will be for sure be doing plaster work in one of the rooms! It is on the ceiling though, so I’m hoping that it won’t all decide to fall down on me as soon as I start working on it😅! My current project is an under stair closet that was walled over at one point. I was curious about how much space was underneath the stairs, and what it needed to be converted into a closet. So, I made a small hole and peeked in … imagine my surprise to see it was already a fully built coat closet! (albeit dirty) ..It even has some stuff inside of it!! I am hoping to get it opened up today. 🤞😁🤞
I have a 1913 house which suffered an attic fire some 30 years ago. Drywall was installed after all the sodden plaster was removed. The only place it shows up is in the wood work in the bathroom. There is a quarter inch gap between the new ceiling/wall and the window casement as the original medicine cabinet trim. Also, there is a bump where the remaining plaster wall meets the dry wall on the staircase wall.
We chose plaster here, for the reasons that we discussed in the video. In our bathroom video we go over the reasons why we will be replacing the damaged plaster wall that we removed, with drywall
I like to think that we only make those changes that: 'if the original owners could have, they would have'. Guided by that, we're always more likely to leave the charm and add convenience and livability
Really? We patched all of the cracks in our parlor. It wasn’t difficult. What makes drywall faster or easier? Wouldn’t we need to tear out the whole wall, to do it right?
@@ChaplineHouse guess it is a matter of what you are doing..... Installing insulation to outside walls & the like. Gyproc panels measure 8' x 4', so it is installed quickly
This was an awesome video! I have an old home and one room has some failing plaster. I didn’t know how plaster worked at all really, I understood drywall and mudding but plaster is something completely different! I thought I was going to have to drywall over everything to fix it! But now I don’t think it will need drywall at all, just some repairs to the ceiling and some cosmetic touch ups here and there. I am excited to learn something new! 😊 This is one of my favorite channels on UA-cam right now.
Thank you so much! We encourage you to try some of these repairs. Please let us know how it turns out!
@@ChaplineHouse I definitely will! 😊 I am actually doing some home renovation videos on my channel as well, I will be for sure be doing plaster work in one of the rooms! It is on the ceiling though, so I’m hoping that it won’t all decide to fall down on me as soon as I start working on it😅! My current project is an under stair closet that was walled over at one point. I was curious about how much space was underneath the stairs, and what it needed to be converted into a closet. So, I made a small hole and peeked in … imagine my surprise to see it was already a fully built coat closet! (albeit dirty) ..It even has some stuff inside of it!! I am hoping to get it opened up today. 🤞😁🤞
What a find!
You guys are doing amazing with the walls The house is going to be beautiful
Thank you!
Great job, guys! I love that this is a family effort! Stay warm.
Thanks, and we’ll try😊
It looks so good! Smart of you all to learn how to do it correctly. It is so much richer looking than sheetrock.
We completely agree. Besides, it’s not as difficult as it looks to repair what’s already there
I agree. I wish I had the time off work to go(travel) take that class.
My parents replaced plaster with drywall and the spacing was always annoying.
Depending on where you live, there may be a class nearby. Some of the plaster companies (like LimeWorks) offer classes
Kudos to you for doing this restoration using original materials and techniques as much as possible.
Thank you. It’s been an interesting process, learning how and why things were built the way they were
Seeing how you are fixing the walls is so interesting. Thank you. 😮
Glad you liked it, Julie
That woodwork is amazing.
I agree. So well crafted.
Still amazed at how original and untouched most of the woodwork is
I have a 1913 house which suffered an attic fire some 30 years ago. Drywall was installed after all the sodden plaster was removed. The only place it shows up is in the wood work in the bathroom. There is a quarter inch gap between the new ceiling/wall and the window casement as the original medicine cabinet trim. Also, there is a bump where the remaining plaster wall meets the dry wall on the staircase wall.
Those are two of the reasons for repairing the plaster that’s already there!
@ChaplineHouse True, but insurance companies dictate what they will pay for damages. Thus, dry wall was used. It's cheaper, easier, and faster.
You are right about that!
Plaster. I really can't stand drywall.
We chose plaster here, for the reasons that we discussed in the video. In our bathroom video we go over the reasons why we will be replacing the damaged plaster wall that we removed, with drywall
I hate people strip inside of old homes and take all the charm
I like to think that we only make those changes that: 'if the original owners could have, they would have'. Guided by that, we're always more likely to leave the charm and add convenience and livability
Drywall is fine.... and is going to save you tons of time
Really? We patched all of the cracks in our parlor. It wasn’t difficult. What makes drywall faster or easier? Wouldn’t we need to tear out the whole wall, to do it right?
@@ChaplineHouse guess it is a matter of what you are doing..... Installing insulation to outside walls & the like.
Gyproc panels measure 8' x 4', so it is installed quickly
Ah, it does depend on the plan. Our exterior walls are masonry and we have no plans to insulate them