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?
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?