iananderson

The secret is to take the plaster off first, clear up and then cut through the lath and carefully remove. I use a mulitool, to gently cut, say 15mm into the plaster first, this should stop any damage spreading. Obviously this will 'kill' blades, you can keep one specifically for cutting into plaster, it doesn't need to be 'sharp' to work. Use the vacuum attachment to stop a fair bit of the dust. An optional vacuum can be held (by A N Other) close to the blade during the cut to really get the dust.

Once the plasterwork has then been 'piggled' away, you can cut through the laths using the wood blade (in the multitool) or a fine, small handsaw and then carefully lever each lath away individually. De-nail and your done!

Working gently is paramount, any banging or hammering will cause damage. It is perfectly possible to remove plasterwork without wrecking everything!

Good luck!

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