Hacking off internal plaster

Sds drill with roto stop and a tile remover chisel will be ideal...it's what I use anyway. Sometimes it comes off easily in sheets other times it takes a bit more work. Concentrate on one room at a time and clear up as you do say one wall. Gets dusty very quickly.

You'll get varying reports on the best way to replaster, but dot and dabbed plaster board is certainly the quickest and easiest to get back to normal, just leaving a quick skim to finish it off.

 

Depends when the house was built. If it's pre-WW2 there are some things you need to be aware of!

 

Budget.

Looking at mains sds drill/ breaker & cordless 18v for drill driver.

For the cordless this twin pack is hard to beat, a combi drill & a impact driver.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-dc...-ion-cordless-combi-drill-impact-driver/7017j



Probably better to hire a sds breaker for a week, would work out cheaper, I know peeps who have bought sds drill for a job, used once,& two years later it's sat unused in the shed.

 

If it's a 30s bungalow, it will have been built with lime mortar. Under no circumstances should you cover the wall with cement, inside or out. I spend a lot of my time correcting the problems that this causes and Banks and Building Society Surveyors are starting to become concerned where the fabric of the building has been compromised. Lime needs to breathe and it will stop moisture evaporating from the wall. If you want to be a purist, you can use lime plaster, but Gypsum will do the job inside. Go easy with the power tools as the low-fired bricks are easily damaged and expensive to replace.

 

http://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-hr2470wx-2-3kg-sds-plus-hammer-drill-240v/29604

http://www.screwfix.com/p/armeg-sds-plus-tile-removing-chisel/89391?_requestid=216894

 

In the 30s

They will be lime. Portland/Gypsum wasn't generally in use until after WW2. You can lime plaster directly onto brick, or dry-line it and plaster - provided the wall is free of damp.

 

Makita excellent choice.

 

Had mine a few years now and never misses a beat. It even coped (just about) with a 125mm core drill the other day!

 

Yes.

 

The one Kiab mentioned will do the job well. If you're doing the donkey work to save money and doing a lot of other stuff, then invest and get yourself an 18v twin pack...combi drill and impact driver. Sds drill should be 1st purchase when buying power tools as it's a great work horse.

 

That's what I use. Good gear.

 

The one I linked to is mains powered...check back.

 

A combi drill is a cordless drill.