On 8 Sep 2005 15:22:51 -0700, wrote:

Séan Connolly wrote:

Hi,

Whats the easist way ro remove a Lath & Plaster ceiling ? To be exact, how
to remove the plaster as I want to keep the lath to put the plasterboard on.

Allthough its cracked and water damaged it still seems pretty robust in
places and attacking it with a hammer is going to take ages to get it all
down.

Any ideas ?

S

Everyone so far has recommenedd breaking it down, but this is not a
good idea imho. Since IIRC your ceiling is not at risk of falling down,
the logical thing is to PB over it.

Advantages:

1. avoids the mess from hell that pulling down L&P creates. Everyone
seems to think they can use dust sheets and avoid the worst of it, but
the reality is everything in the room will be trashed. I know cos I've
done it.

2. PBing over it thus avoids having to empty the room.

3. You then put up 1 layer PB onto a fairly flt surface, rather than 2
layer onto joists with 1000 nails poking out.

4. You end up with much better sound insulation if you keep the L&P
there. And a better rated firebreak as well.


Unless the L&P is dangerous there is really no good reason to pull it
down. Those ceilings have often lasted a century and are happy to
continue for decades ahead.

The other option is to skim the L&P, with no PB.

PS always use proper PB screws on PB, forget trying to nail it.


NT

I had my kitchen ceiling replaced by my insurance company and the guys
said the mess would be horrendous removing the L+P ceiling .What they
did was strap battens to the joists through the existing ceiling and
fix the plasterboarsd to them and tape joint the boards .It lokked
fine and still does .


Stuart




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