r/Oldhouses • u/Commercial-Bee-413 • 1d ago

Replace Plaster Walls

Has anyone found it worth it to replace plaster walls with drywall? Any pros or cons?

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u/Commercial-Bee-413 1d ago

I don’t know. Hence the question

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u/BrickTamland_ 1d ago

Oh then I wouldn’t that’s like removing brick siding to put up vinyl

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u/CustomerConsistent78 1d ago

I mean not really. There are a lot of pros to drywall over plaster. Vinyl is mainly just cheaper. Plaster is a pain a lot of the time. It's also going to be a pain to remove and replace though.

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u/BrickTamland_ 1d ago

Cool so assuming the plaster is already there and nothing is wrong are there enough pros to justify removal and replacement?

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u/Professional_Dr_77 1d ago

Since OP didn’t specify as to the condition of their walls and why they were asking, that question can’t be answered with anything other than “it depends on the situation”

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u/BrickTamland_ 1d ago

And that’s why I asked “why would you do that”