"Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message
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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:06:51 +0100, "United"
wrote:

| I am about to attempt putting up a false ceiling at the top of the
landing.
| I don't want the hassle and mess of pulling down the old one.
|
| I was thinking of screwing some 3" x 2" timber around the walls, and
then
| fixing some battens to the timber at 600mm.
| Does this sound reasonable ?

Have you thought of a suspended ceiling as can be found in many offices?
They are just squares of polystyrene on thin aluminium angle hung from
wires.


Dave

I would rather stick with a plasterboard ceiling.

Thanks