In our reno project, we are looking at redoing the entire kitchen. As 150 or so years have not been too kind to some of the plaster walls and ceilings, we decided to bring on the hurt to these poor structures. Bring in myself, brother in law Tony and a big welcome back to Margot's father Jean-Marie. As «safety first» has become our new motto, we decided to use some respirators and for Jean-Marie : Angus' old hard hat from the mill.
The old plaster was made essentially from lime based mortar, sand and horse hair. Much more dense than modern dry wall and much more dusty. With the aid of Jean-Marie's ice chopper it came off pretty well, and with the use of the snow scoop, it went out even better. Behind the plaster, the entire walls and ceilings are lined with one inch laths, all hand nailed using little square nails.
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