"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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"Andrew Mawson" writes:
I am having to remove a perfectly good ceiling of polystyrene ceiling
tiles
in a flat as they are not allowed nowadays for let properties.

Presumably the previous owner put them up to cover a less than perfect
ceiling (though maybe not as they are of a nice sculpted design and
actually don't look too bad)

Taking them down will at the least make a mess where the glue is - so is
there a modern replacement tile that could be stuck up where they were
but
is not inflamable ?

What about having it reskimmed?

I put up polystyrene ceiling tiles in a room in my parents' house in
early 1970's. This was done because the room was cold, not because of
any damage to ceiling. Room was part of a single floor extension and
the only insulation was foil backed plasterboard, and the outer
strawboard surface. When my parents had it redecorated, the decorator
tried taking a tile down, but as they had been put up properly by me
(fully glued, not just 4 dabs), he said it would be cheaper to take
the ceiling down, which also enabled proper insulation to be put in
above it. In a DIY situation where time isn't money, you might be
able to clean up the existing ceiling enough to just have it reskimmed.

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Andrew Gabriel

Andrew (G),

No that's not an option really on cost grounds - it'll probably end up
having polyfilla making good the damage and a coat of paint and not look
anything like as good as it does now, but in the very unlikely event of a
fire the dear tenents will at least not be showered with molten polystyrene.

Andrew Mawson