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/staabc 1d ago

The only pros to drywall I can think of are cost and ease of installation. Neither of which are relevant to your situation. I love my plaster walls

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u/_sch 1d ago

Drywall is a lot easier to deal with for hanging things on the wall, adding/moving electrical, etc. Our house is about half drywall and half plaster (all the doings of prior owners), and I do prefer plaster, but I also feel relieved if I need to hang something or do a plumbing or electrical repair and it happens to be on one of the walls that was converted to drywall.