Dear Forum,
My husband and I are very interested in a house built in 1989 that unfortunately has quite rough plaster on all the interior walls. We are now wondering if choosing this house means accepting the rough plaster as is, or if there is a way to get rid of it without excessive costs or effort. Removing the plaster seems quite complicated, at least based on my initial research. Would it perhaps be an option to apply a new layer of plaster over the rough one, and if so, how much would that typically cost if done by professionals? Or are there other alternatives? We would probably mainly want to address the living room, but the problem is that the ceiling height there reaches up to six meters (20 feet)...
We would appreciate any tips or advice! Thanks in advance.
My husband and I are very interested in a house built in 1989 that unfortunately has quite rough plaster on all the interior walls. We are now wondering if choosing this house means accepting the rough plaster as is, or if there is a way to get rid of it without excessive costs or effort. Removing the plaster seems quite complicated, at least based on my initial research. Would it perhaps be an option to apply a new layer of plaster over the rough one, and if so, how much would that typically cost if done by professionals? Or are there other alternatives? We would probably mainly want to address the living room, but the problem is that the ceiling height there reaches up to six meters (20 feet)...
We would appreciate any tips or advice! Thanks in advance.
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knalltüte29 Sep 2020 04:40Hi, my sister also had this kind of plaster applied in her house. But after a while, you might not like it anymore. Removing it is quite a messy job (they sanded it off), but do you want to risk potential problems by adding an extra layer of plaster to the house? It’s better to think long-term and do it "right" from the start.
For this, it’s definitely best to get professional advice from a plasterer who can also provide a direct quote. Maybe doing it "right" requires less effort than I thought.
For this, it’s definitely best to get professional advice from a plasterer who can also provide a direct quote. Maybe doing it "right" requires less effort than I thought.
Instead of starting a new thread, I’m adding my question to this forum.
I would like to remove an interior textured plaster that contains some kind of small pebbles.
I estimate the plaster layer to be about 0.5 - 0.6 cm thick (0.2 - 0.24 inches).
My question is whether it is possible to apply a reasonably smooth finish over this type of plaster, or if it is actually better from a practical standpoint to remove the entire plaster layer.
I would like to remove an interior textured plaster that contains some kind of small pebbles.
I estimate the plaster layer to be about 0.5 - 0.6 cm thick (0.2 - 0.24 inches).
My question is whether it is possible to apply a reasonably smooth finish over this type of plaster, or if it is actually better from a practical standpoint to remove the entire plaster layer.
HausiKlausi3 Jan 2021 00:02I can’t imagine there’s any reason not to simply plaster this smooth here. I definitely wouldn’t bother chipping off or sanding the mess. It’s just plaster and paint, nothing more. Physics was never my strong suit – but it probably doesn’t matter in this case anyway. 😉
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pagoni20203 Jan 2021 00:19Apply plaster over it and you’re done. Any further physical considerations would only complicate things.