"Rich" wrote in message
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Hi,

Another quantry in my 80 year old house. 2 of my rooms were left in
their original plaster state with many crack repairs having been done
over the years. They are also uninsulated to the exterior...I am
itching to either rip out the plaster, insulate and drywall. I know
this is opening a can of worms, but what tips or suggestions does
anyone have to make the job seem a little more do-able as a DIYer?

Thanks for your help.

Sheetrocking is cheap. The labor is in the demo. If you can demo the rooms,
even one at a time. save all the trim if it's in good shape, insulate, then
hire sheetrockers and tapers to do the drywall, then finish the trim
yourself, it'll be worth it. A horsehair plaster job is going to be over an
inch thick, so window and door trims will need some extra work, but the
rooms will be suddenly much larger. It's also a good opertunity to install
new wiring.