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✅ Plaster vs. drywall for a 1920s house: patch or tear out?
@sawdust_sam
Oct 9, 2026 · 757 views
One room has cracked, slightly loose plaster. Contractor wants to gut it. I have time but not a lot of money.
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Patch it. Loose sections get reattached with plaster adhesive (there are two videos in the Home Repair category on exactly this), cracks get mesh and skim. It is a weekend and $60, not a dumpster and $4k. Plaster also sounds and feels better than drywall; contractors push drywall because it is faster for them.
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