I am always amazed at the speed at which people rip down old plaster without exploring options for saving it or re-plastering.
Want to talk about green building? Plaster truly is an organic material.
I renovated a 200 year old house in New England and we re-plastered vast swaths of wall and ceiling. While drywall may go up faster with a crew, when working solo, plaster takes about as much time. Plus it is superior to drywall in soundproofing and as a fire retardant.
I have to say after you spent so much time on doing tiles by hand it seems a little crazy that you would take out a hand crafted walls. And no, plaster does not have to look old. I have been in modern houses with beautiful plaster walls.
I am always amazed at the speed at which people rip down old plaster without exploring options for saving it or re-plastering.
Want to talk about green building? Plaster truly is an organic material.
I renovated a 200 year old house in New England and we re-plastered vast swaths of wall and ceiling. While drywall may go up faster with a crew, when working solo, plaster takes about as much time. Plus it is superior to drywall in soundproofing and as a fire retardant.
I have to say after you spent so much time on doing tiles by hand it seems a little crazy that you would take out a hand crafted walls. And no, plaster does not have to look old. I have been in modern houses with beautiful plaster walls.
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Posted by: concordbk at February 25, 2008 7:03 PM in response to The Sky is Falling