I bid this to tear out the plaster on ceiling and leaving strips and then installing drywall over wood strips breaking joints on centers.
Laminating drywall over plaster.
Taper do the the finishing because.
I also found a couple pieces of wax paper and a newspaper the date on it was may 11 1925 i figure someone must have had lunch when they were hanging the lath and they threw their trash down and this stuff ended up in the ceiling.
I ve drywalled over old plaster walls and ceilings in a 3 story 1600 sq.
Screwed and glued 3 8 drywall 1 4 inch wasn t available locally had a prof.
Drywall over damaged plaster.
In some cases drywall is.
My drywall guy buddy and the homeowner have decided they would rather not tear out the old plaster but just go over it with 1 4 drywall letting joints fall where they do and just screwing thru new drywall.
Consider the integrity of the plaster before hanging drywall over it.
If you have cracked plaster you can try to repair it.
In most cases plaster that is in good condition is a much harder and more stable wall material.
If the existing finish is unsightly laminating.