People who have older style Victorian class houses will most likely have plaster and lathe on their walls. If you want to renovate it, however, how are you going to do safely and effectively? In this article, we will just discuss a few ways in which you can remove the plaster and lathe successfully.
First of all, you want to make sure you are fully prepared by having the right PPE, or Personal Protective Equipment, mainly gloves, safety glasses, and a dust mask. The dust created from plaster, if inhaled, has been known to have respiratory effects in the future. Secondly, you’ll want to lay tarps down on the floor, covering the door, and leaving the windows open for fresh air. Having tarps laid out will help speed up the cleanup process of all the dust and plaster fragments when you’re finished with the demolition aspect. Having the door covered will ensure you won’t have extra to clean up, and having the windows open will allow fresh air to replace the fine dust particles in the air.
For removing the plaster, a hammer and crowbar will do just fine. However, you’ll need to make sure that you aren’t hitting the hammer aimlessly, because you might hit wires hidden in the wall unknowingly. Using a crowbar will help you take off bigger chunks of the plaster, without creating alot of dust.
While keeping all these things in mind, you’ll want to make sure that you continue to use caution and discernment when renovating rooms with plaster and lathe inside.
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