Sheetrock or plaster?

2 years ago

We have always used Sheetrock. Thinking about using plaster on this home. Pros & cons please?

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rwiegand

2 years ago

Plaster on blueboard is vastly superior. Much harder surface that resists nicks and gouges. Once and done installation-- no sanding with the resulting mess. No seams and shadows from the taping. Imperfections in the hanging of the board disappear with the skim coat. You end up with beautiful, flat, smooth walls and ceilings. No way I'd ever go back to drywall.

Prices in New England are pretty comparable. While the labor requires higher skill the process takes less hours, without the need for return visits for multiple rounds of mud and sanding. Most of the really competent guys in this part of the world hate doing drywall and charge accordingly.

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Mark Bischak, Architect
2 years ago
Cons: Cost and finding skilled labor, depending on your area.
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Minardi
2 years ago
You actually live somewhere that there are trades that do plaster? Because most "drywallers'

do not. You'd have to live in the New England/Boston larger area to find anyone who actually does a plaster skim coat.
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Original Author
2 years ago
I live in Southern Maine. What are your thoughts on drywall or plaster please.
millworkman
2 years ago
Have priced "plaster"? I would just use drywall. In todays ago no real benefit to one over the other, other than drywall being a fraction of the cost.
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HALLETT & Co.
2 years ago
If it’s a historic preservation project go with the plaster. New construction get level five drywall.
Seabornman
2 years ago
Plaster over blue board is popular in the Northeast and you might find tradespeople to do it for you. It is a premium product, and may be well worth it. You'll have to get quotes to see the difference in cost.