Or you can paint that portion an accent color. You can also hang pictures with a long, thin wire from the trim like Art Galleries do, thereby avoiding the need to punch nail holes into the walls. If you use crown molding, you can also install hidden lights behind the crown molding to provide an all-roomn "aura" of indirect "up-light" onto the ceiling.
As for Doug's comments, plaster is only worth saving if it is in good condition. The finest homes in the world have drywall on them. If the previous owners have already slapped drywall up, then I doubt saving the plaster is an option.
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Tags: Painting. I am renovating a 's two-family home. I've drywalled over old plaster walls and ceilings in a 3 story sq.
The downside of not ripping down the plaster and installing drywall is that you can't insulate behind the walls,run elec.
This house was also from the early 's. Of course this is just my opinion about drywall over plaster. Either one it's your party. It is not as if there is not already a wall surface there. Goodness, repair the plaster if at all possible. Have to heartily disagree with the comment that "the finest homes in the world have drywall". Maybe the finest homes in the US? Maybe not even then! Plastering is a dying art. I guess the obvious question from a layman's perspective, what about simply applying drywall compound directly over the plaster?
Number the back of each piece of trim to help you reinstall the pieces correctly. Locate the wall studs behind the plaster with a stud finder. Stud finder operation differs slightly by manufacturer, but most are battery powered. As a stud finder is passed across a wall, the increased wall density that indicates a stud is signaled by lights or sounds from the stud finder.
Place a row of 1-inch-thick boards on the floor along the base of one wall. Transfer the stud locations from the wall straight down to the boards on the floor, marking the tops of the boards with a pencil.
These boards are also spacers that create an expansion gap between the bottom edge of the drywall and the floor.
Set the first sheet of drywall against the wall and rest the bottom edge on top of the row of spacer boards. Insert 2-inch drywall screws through the drywall and into the wall studs behind the plaster with a power drill and a Phillip's-head screwdriver bit. Use the stud marks on the spacer boards as a stud location guide. As you approach an obstacle such as an outlet or light switch, measure and mark the location of the obstacle on the drywall and cut out the opening with a utility knife.
Scratch out the old stud location marks on the boards, make new stud marks as necessary, then continue hanging drywall around the room in the same manner. In some cases, plaster is much thicker than you realize. Finish the drywall with drywall joint compound and seam tape as you would with any other drywall installation. Use the flat end of the pry bar to get this done. In addition to this, use the flat-head screwdriver to remove all the electrical outlets and light switch faceplates.
With the stud finder, locate the studs in the wall behind the plaster. However, when you mark it, do it as close to the floor as you can get. You can already see where they are. You may also check this article to find the methods for locating studs without a stud finder. Measure and cut all your drywall sheets to size. This will prevent you from wasting unnecessary time, effort, and money. There are several different tools you can use to accomplish this, including handsaws, jigsaws, and specialized saws.
The main idea is to cut the sheets, so they properly fit around the edges of the doors, windows, and around the corners. Using a chalk line when making long cuts is very useful. Once they are cut, you can use a drywall rasp to clean up the edges.
When you put the panels up to attach them, a sharp knife works well to trim any edges that are too tight. You need to check the fit before you press the drywall to the wall.
Using a caulk gun, apply a generous amount of Liquid Nails to the surface onto the wall. When attaching sheets of drywall, always make sure you start at the top of the wall , and always install your drywall sheets horizontally.
This is the most effective way to attach drywall over plaster.
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