My ceiling needs some tlc - cover up or replace?
 

Hi

My ceiling in my back bedroom used to be covered with badly fitting
polystyrene tiles. Underneath the ceiling tiles I find ceiling wall
paper. Underneath a few of the loose tiles I found what looked like
black mold, although the ceiling didnt feel damp to the touch.

Now that the ceiling is bare I can see the reason for the polystyrene
tiles. The ceiling is quite bowed, but I dont have a problem with this
as the house was built in 1900 so most ceilings this age probably bow to
some extent. What is a problem is the part with the black mold is quite
badly bowed and cracked. Each part of the ceiling where the cracks are
will bend gently upwards independently of the rest of the ceiling, so
the crack must go right through the ceiling board.

I have hoovered teh black stuff off the ceiling and it looks quite a bit
better.

Can I get some pollyfiller that will fill teh cracks on the ceiling - or
will this just crack again and fall out?

The room isnt that big - big enough for an adult single bed and a small
table & storage cupboard. Would it be expensive to have the ceiling
replaced? Are there certain materials that shoudl be used when
replacing the ceiling? I seem to remember people mentioning two
different thicknesses of ceiling board and only the thicker sort is any
good whereas the thinner board will just bow.

Thanks for any help

S.

My ceiling needs some tlc - cover up or replace?
 

none wrote:

The room isnt that big - big enough for an adult single bed and a small
table & storage cupboard.

Just pull it down and replace it.


Would it be expensive to have the ceiling
replaced?

Not particularly.


Are there certain materials that shoudl be used when
replacing the ceiling? I seem to remember people mentioning two
different thicknesses of ceiling board and only the thicker sort is any
good whereas the thinner board will just bow.

Plasterboard, either 9.5 or 12mm will do. Then get it skimmed - it'll
take a good plasterer a couple of hours to skim a ceiling that size.


--
Grunff

My ceiling needs some tlc - cover up or replace?
 

Grunff wrote:

none wrote:

The room isnt that big - big enough for an adult single bed and a small
table & storage cupboard.

Just pull it down and replace it.

Hmmm. Actually I'd suggest plasterboarding over and skimming. You're
not going to lose much height in the room (!) and it's much less
mess-making. IMHO, YMMV etc...

My ceiling needs some tlc - cover up or replace?
 

My ceiling needs some tlc - cover up or replace?
 

In article , Grunff
writes
wrote:

Hmmm. Actually I'd suggest plasterboarding over and skimming. You're
not going to lose much height in the room (!) and it's much less
mess-making. IMHO, YMMV etc...

Nasty, dirty bodge. The PB will never sit properly over the deformed,
non-flat lath and plaster. Taking down l+p is no fun, but it's the right
way.

and makes sure that there isn't a hidden cause for the mildew eg. leaks or
water ingress, dooo it.
--
fred
Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla

My ceiling needs some tlc - cover up or replace?
 

On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:34:53 +0000, Grunff wrote:

wrote:

Hmmm. Actually I'd suggest plasterboarding over and skimming. You're
not going to lose much height in the room (!) and it's much less
mess-making. IMHO, YMMV etc...

Nasty, dirty bodge. The PB will never sit properly over the deformed,
non-flat lath and plaster. Taking down l+p is no fun, but it's the right
way.

...but investigate the reason for the leak first.

sponix