We have an 85-year old house with textured ceilings. We had a plasterer advise us to install new plastered ceilings over the old ceiling; if we do so, without removing moulding, the new ceiling will cover half an inch of the moulding. But if we do remove the moulding, we are worried about the risk of damage to the wall. Does anyone have experience with a similar issue?
Edit: Sorry, I should have been more precise: they are going to but a blueboard and then a skim coat of plaster.
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Yes, you should remove the trim before the ceiling is done.
Yes, some and possibly a lot of the material will get damaged if you have not done it before. Even a pro will crack some, but a pro will know how to repair it too. Sometimes it is better to get a new molding that closely matches the original.
Yes, the wall will get damaged too here and there but the same crew doing the plaster can mud in the damaged spots too.
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