![]() Thanks for that Apart from a box room and a wee bathroom adding some inches to the exterior walls shouldn't be a problem in most rooms, though as you say it will be a lot of work: there will be a fair bit of stuff like cornices, architraves & fire surrounds to replace/move. Many renovators and owners of older properties will discover lath and plaster ceilings when they come to remodel and decorate their homes. Perlite Cement-based Plaster Perlite cement-based plaster can be used on new or remodel work, as a basecoat for stucco finishes, and as a substrate for ceramic tile or masonry veneer. If rooms are big enough you don,t even need to rip out old plaster +lathes-just build a modern house inside it inside it ?Īpply vapour barrier to the frames before you lift them up into place and you got full damp proofing at same time and a gap for the old walls to breath into the roof spaceĪ house that old will be built with a cold roof and lots of drafts in the loft area -so you kill all problems at same timeĪlso will be a job you can do while still living in it ,a bit at a time if you wishįilling the gap with anything will stop the air flow to the roof you must have with this type of old house -you will make more damp problems Insulating the exterior walls in your home can help lower your heating and cooling costs by making your home more energy-efficient. Lath and plaster ceilings and walls were common in houses built from the 1700s right up until the early 1900s. Perlite cement plaster is thermal and sound insulating, fire retardant, and extremely lightweightweighing approximately 60 less than ordinary sand plaster. ![]() Maybe a bigger job then you wanted but is the right way to go long term and also a chance to replace electrics etc at same time and have house with modern insulation stds a 3/8' thick rough coat of plaster or maybe a rough coat and scratch coat that are very similar in composition, where the rough coat is from the 3/8' mark to the 5/8' mark on your tape. ![]() a 3/8' thick layer of rock lath or gypsum board lath. Maybe time to think about getting rid of the lathe and plaster and build stud walls -providing rooms are not very small So from the top down and starting at zero on your tape, we have. ![]()
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