![]() ![]() Is leaving the lathe there really a viable option? These guys have come in with prices that differ by 50-100%, so I'd consider leaving the lathe in if it doesn't come with too much downside. I would tend to think that ripping everything out is worth the money, only because the old stuff that's there might be filled with all kinds of pollutants, and because I'd save some space. There's a huge difference in price, apparently because of the demolition required to remove the lathe. Others have said it's better to rip the lathe out, put in insulation and writing, and frame out with sheetrock. Prices have been all over the place, with some guys saying that I should leave the lathe walls up and just run some new electrical underneath it, spray-fill insulation, and then sheetrock over. My dilemma - I'm bringing in contractors to look at finishing the basement and renovating the second floor. The second floor is uninsulated, has plaster/lathe walls and has old electrical wiring (although we ran a new panel and feeders from the basement). The first floor got the works - redid the electrical and insulated the walls. The basement is unfinished, and the second floor is finished but all old (albeit with a fresh coat of paint and replaced some light/electrical sockets). We gut renovated the first floor at the time, but due to financial constraints, we left the rest of the house as-is at the time. ![]() I've got an old (closing in on 85 years) NYC two-family home that we've lived in about 10 years. ![]()
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