Re-plaster or Drywall?

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I'm doing a full renovation on a 3 bed victorian terrace with high ceilings.

The house has already been stripped of everything including door frames, and all woodwork and most ceiling are down with the exception of living room, hall and dining room due to the decorative plasterwork in these rooms which I would like to try and keep.

I'm starting to think ahead now to plastering. The idea was to chip all the remaining plaster off to the bare brick and do a full re-plaster after door frames were fitted.

My builder has now suggested that I could only remove any loose plaster and drywall the entire house. He believes this could be cheaper and be as good as a full re-plaster.

Surely a fresh new re-plaster would be much nicer and add more value (not that I'm planning to sell) than drywall?

I know it's hard without seeing a job but any idea how much a full re-plaster would cost on a large victorian terrace with 10ft high ceilings and a loft floor with a 3rd bedroom?
 
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If he wanted to dry line it you shouldn't need to remove any plaster unless it's falling off, unless the walls are in a bad shape you should just be able to remove any hollow stuff patch it and reskim, anything else is extra work that you shouldn't need doing
 
If he wanted to dry line it you shouldn't need to remove any plaster unless it's falling off, unless the walls are in a bad shape you should just be able to remove any hollow stuff patch it and reskim, anything else is extra work that you shouldn't need doing

Yes this seems to be the best way to handle it. I had never really thought about dry lining before but after reading some threads on it, it seems to be the "modern" way to work with old houses.
 

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