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I've got a bedroom that needs drylining. The house is Victorian with solid stone external walls. The plaster/render is in a poor condition with a mould problem where there had been a built in wardrobe.
In the past when doing other rooms in the house, I've knocked off all the plaster, put up battens, added some kingspan and a vapour barrier and boarded over the top.
The internal brick walls will need knocking off because I'm going to dot and dab them, but is it necessary to knock off the existing plaster from the stone walls or is it ok to batten over the top of it?
As much as I would like to knock it all off to satisfy my OCD, is it worth the extra time, effort and mess?
TIA
Mike
In the past when doing other rooms in the house, I've knocked off all the plaster, put up battens, added some kingspan and a vapour barrier and boarded over the top.
The internal brick walls will need knocking off because I'm going to dot and dab them, but is it necessary to knock off the existing plaster from the stone walls or is it ok to batten over the top of it?
As much as I would like to knock it all off to satisfy my OCD, is it worth the extra time, effort and mess?
TIA
Mike