If you pull off the trim and remove the plaster, consider leaving the lathe. Removing plaster and lathe is an ugly, dirty job but once that plaster really starts to crumble, there's no other valid option. I've not used either of those products, but would love to hear from anyone who has actually used either. I've also seen a synthetic fabric mesh that is adhered to the surface with an epoxy. If the plaster is still solid, just with a few cracks, you can use plaster washers to reattach it to the lathe.
#CRACKS ON PLASTER WALLS PATCH#
Buyers with limited budgets buy an older home to get the space they want and then don't have the funds to fix them correctly - or even to patch them adequately. Ironwood made a comment on another thread about old homes being unsuitable candidates for flipping, because of the importance of the details In my area, part of the problem with the older homes is that they are so much cheaper than the newer properties. Should we leave the cracks as "charm" of older house, try to fix with the risk of coming back, or put sheetrock?Īs an old home lover, I understand the tough love comments. We have a cute house with molding on all the ceilings with cool "art-decoish" details, and not sure how that will look with sheet rock walls under it. I also hear that sheet rock doesn't have the same "feel" as plaster. I wonder, in SF there are a lot of older homes, I can't imagine that everyone is replacing their plaster with sheetrock, but I don't know. Adding the sheetrock will be $8k+ for the entire house and we are already over budget.
#CRACKS ON PLASTER WALLS FULL#
He says it will be brand new, no risk of cracks, we could add insulation and do a full rewiring since it would be exposed. So he suggests as an option replacing all plaster walls with sheet rock. Could be 1 week or years, but it's likely to come back. I hear that's normal and happens when house sets and plaster cracks.Īs I am walking through the rest of the house with architect to see what needs to be done in rooms, he says we can fix the cracks but they could come back. Some of the rooms have a lot of hairline cracks on the walls and ceiling.
It's a 1940 marina style San Francisco house. We are going though a kitchen and bathroom remodel of our 1st house.
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