And while knowing a good drywall finisher can skim coat new drywall, to match any of the old plaster wall finishes. There is no way that would I put plaster board or use the "old time" wood lathe or wire screen mesh plaster walls/ceilings in our home.
Pro and cons of Plaster wall bathroom - DIY Home Improvement Forum
Hi All, I bought two 7.5 pound shelves and want to hang on a plaster and lathe wall. Never lived in a place with plaster and lathe before so not quite sure how to proceed. It’s a floating shelf so need to drill in the support bar. The bar is 20 inches so technically I should be able to drill...
The magnet method may be of benefit in a plaster wall. How big of a bit to use for the screws? Usually the minor diameter of the screw is a acceptable size.
drilling into 70 year old plaster walls - DIY Home Improvement Forum
I think there is a special way to cut plaster walls for old work boxes...Id have to look that up. The easiest way is to find the joist space your going to use, cut a box hole in the plaster, drill a hole in the attic, push wire through, feel for it in the box hole and grab it, insert old work box, and install old work box.
The wall is almost 100 years old adobe brick, covered with a coarse plaster..there isn't any lath or mesh. It's just adobe covered with plaster and then a skim coat that's also crumbling at the bottom 16 inches. So, I remove the loose paint and skim coat but the old plaster itself is barely adhered to the adobe bricks.