Bathroom Renovation #2 - Plaster Demo

Melissa and I have had more conversations about how to tile the shower than anything else. Tile to the ceiling? Tile the ceiling? Tile the non-shower walls? Should the tile be flush with the wall board or overlap it? Should the glass block window have a tile frame or should there be wood on the top portion?

We think we've finally figured it out. The plan is to tile up enough to frame the window top, leaving the original plaster covered with its existing drywall above. The tile will overlap the wallboard at its transitions.

Ripping out plaster covered with drywall is one thing. Trying to do it while saving certain parts of it is another. Melissa used a utility knife and drywall saw at the boundaries. I used a reciprocating saw to cut the plaster boards where they could not be removed in their entirety. We used hammers, pry bars, and tin snips to remove the drywall, plaster, and mesh.

I stitched together 12 photos to show the future shower walls after the last messy chunk of demo. The plaster walls in the rooms on either side of the bathroom are visible. They appear strong and healthy after 87 years.