Old plaster

[Tom.]

Ripped a load of old plaster off a partition wall today, it was practically falling off.

Anyhow, the lathes are all exposed, still nailed to the timbers.

If this wall were to be plasterboarded, do those lats stay, or get removed? I only ask because they make good firewood

 

[Johnboy54]

Get the matches ready!

 

[jbonding]

go over them with the plasterboard, its less mess and quicker.

 

[Tom.]

Isn't that a bodge?

 

[masona]

Not really, the choice is yours.

My opinion, if the laths is left on the ceiling joists it will be stronger and stop the joists twisting, a bit like herringbone structure.

 

[jbonding]

Isn't that a bodge?

overboarding is done all the time, you could of boarded over it with the plaster still on this would of been even quicker and less mess.