Replacing cracked plaster with drywall worth effort, cost. By Bill Burnett And Kevin Burnett March 25, 2014. Q: The walls of our 1938 San Francisco home are lath and plaster, with a canvas-like ...

Drywall is inexpensive, and once finished properly and painted is impossible to tell from the original plaster. You'll never miss the 1/2-inch that the drywall thickness takes off the ceiling height.

P laster sags from ceilings or bulges from walls when the plaster keys embedded around the wood lath break loose. To repair ...

Because it is hand applied by skilled artisans, it is a higher quality, more expensive material. When building a new house, real plaster walls are more expensive than drywall. But in an old home that ...

Q Am I right that when sections of plaster break away from the lath, an accepted repair technique is to roughly fill in those gaps with drywall and then drywall over the whole wall or ceiling ...

Drywall started to replace plaster in the post-WWII building boom. It wasn’t stronger, longer lasting, more soundproof or a better insulator. It was quicker — by a mile.

Patching plaster is the same material used as the finish coat on a lath and plaster wall. It's sold in powder form and dries very quickly and hard. It sands easily and makes a seamless repair for ...

Even with some cracks, plaster is still my preferred wall surface. It is a harder surface and resists water much better than drywall. This makes it more washable and easier to apply and remove ...

So now, having laid down the history, we can discuss what can be done in your ancient manor. Real plaster that has begun to crack is easily distinguished from drywall, especially along ceilings. Since ...