I have an 18th century house (no DPC) which is lime plastered on the
inside. I am doing quite a lot of work to the house and need to get
quite a lot of plastering done. I was planning to use lime plaster on
the ground floor, and the ordinary gypsum stuff on the upper floors
where damp is not an issue. Does anyone have an idea of how much extra
the lime plastering will cost, and should I persuade a plasterer to
'have a go' or get a specialist?

Please don't suggest that it's easy and I should do it myself, as
plastering is the one and only job I'm NOT doing. Plumbing, wiring,
central heating installation, bricklaying etc. YES but plastering NO!!

Fash