In preparation for turning the bedroom into the bathroom, we need to take off the 100 year old plaster from the walls. it’s generally not in good condition, and we need to rip down the plaster from the internal stud walls and renew it.
Because these walls probably haven’t been messed with in a while, they have been plastered using an old technique called lathe & plaster. Stud framework is erected, and then small wooden batons are hammered across, which are then plastered onto.
Needless to say – it’s a real pain the arse to remove. Have a look:
Bathroom wall before:

Bathroom wall after:

The batons have to be removed and denailed from the stud so we can fix plasterboard sheets to the studding. Here’s another – bathroom before:

bathroom after:

It’s going to be a long Easter weekend……