Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to flatten
tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to flatten and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

It can make the back of your neck wet. A couple of scaffold
boards on beer crates are very useful!

Chris Bacon wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

It can make the back of your neck wet. A couple of scaffold
boards on beer crates are very useful!

So is this,which I bought last year. :-)
http://www.aldi.co.uk/special_buys/product_1456.html
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:31 GMT, The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to flatten
tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to flatten and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.


I've found a dry paint roller on a telescopic handle useful for ceiling
papering, can be used to quickly flatten the paper against the ceiling, and
wedged between the ceiling/wall corner and stepladder to keep one end in
place while working at the other end.

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from "The3rd Earl Of Derby" contains these words:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

Use lots of paste.

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Aidan wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

So is this,which I bought last year. :-)
http://www.aldi.co.uk/special_buys/product_1456.html

£60? Apparently someone thinks it is worth slightly more than they
paid.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Scaffold-a...Z7606427935QQc
ategoryZ55806QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

RRP £234.95.

He's some character. lol

Mind you though items bought out of Lidl,Aldi ave been known to sell just a
little bit more if no one was able to get hold of a certain item at the
time they where on sale. :-)

I paid 39.99GBP knock down price last year. most odd
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On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:31 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to flatten
tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to flatten and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

My Dad taught me to snap a chalk line on the ceiling, make a "T" piece
on the end of a pole, cut a full length of paper, paste it, lay it on
the "T" piece concertina fashion and just walk the plank applying the
paper, brushing it flat as ye go. then back the other way with the
edge roller.
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Guy King wrote:
The message
from "The3rd Earl Of Derby" contains these words:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

Use lots of paste.

too wet a mix will allow paper to fall from the ceiling as the OP describes.

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:31 +0000, The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to flatten
tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to flatten and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

A friend who was a time served painter and decorator used to love papering
ceilings. Always thought that was a bit odd g.

Dave

Aidan wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
this,which I bought last year. :-)
http://www.aldi.co.uk/special_buys/product_1456.html

£60? Apparently someone thinks it is worth slightly more than they
paid.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Scaffold-a... cmdZViewItem

RRP £234.95.

That's not very nice. I wonder what he'd say if you asked him whether it
was the Aldi one or not. I also wonder whether he's related at all to
the ID "icemanmatt"...

"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
...
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:31 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to flatten
tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to flatten
and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

My Dad taught me to snap a chalk line on the ceiling, make a "T" piece
on the end of a pole, cut a full length of paper, paste it, lay it on
the "T" piece concertina fashion and just walk the plank applying the
paper, brushing it flat as ye go. then back the other way with the
edge roller.

But all that takes so much trouble ... Can't be bothered doing all that ...

Well, you and I might but it sounds far more demanding than it is, dunnit?

Mary
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Aidan wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

So is this,which I bought last year. :-)
http://www.aldi.co.uk/special_buys/product_1456.html

£60? Apparently someone thinks it is worth slightly more than they
paid.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Scaffold-a...Z7606427935QQc
ategoryZ55806QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

RRP £234.95.

Con man,have you seen his own feed back. pmsl
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:06:31 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:31 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to flatten
tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to flatten
and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

My Dad taught me to snap a chalk line on the ceiling, make a "T" piece
on the end of a pole, cut a full length of paper, paste it, lay it on
the "T" piece concertina fashion and just walk the plank applying the
paper, brushing it flat as ye go. then back the other way with the
edge roller.

But all that takes so much trouble ... Can't be bothered doing all that ...

Well, you and I might but it sounds far more demanding than it is, dunnit?

So true! I wouldn't dream of doing it these days. If you don't like
the look of the ceiling, don't look up, is my attitude.

Mary
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Mike Halmarack

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Mike Halmarack wrote:
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:06:31 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
...
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:31 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to
flatten tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to
flatten and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

My Dad taught me to snap a chalk line on the ceiling, make a "T"
piece on the end of a pole, cut a full length of paper, paste it,
lay it on the "T" piece concertina fashion and just walk the plank
applying the paper, brushing it flat as ye go. then back the other
way with the edge roller.

But all that takes so much trouble ... Can't be bothered doing all
that ...

Well, you and I might but it sounds far more demanding than it is,
dunnit?

So true! I wouldn't dream of doing it these days. If you don't like
the look of the ceiling, don't look up, is my attitude.

Mary
--
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Mike Halmarack

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As much as I would have liked to plaster it...me back is not up to skimming
ceilings. :-(

Must have been the hard graft over the years.
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"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
...
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:06:31 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
. ..
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:31 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to flatten
tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to flatten
and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

My Dad taught me to snap a chalk line on the ceiling, make a "T" piece
on the end of a pole, cut a full length of paper, paste it, lay it on
the "T" piece concertina fashion and just walk the plank applying the
paper, brushing it flat as ye go. then back the other way with the
edge roller.

But all that takes so much trouble ... Can't be bothered doing all that
...

Well, you and I might but it sounds far more demanding than it is, dunnit?

So true! I wouldn't dream of doing it these days. If you don't like
the look of the ceiling, don't look up, is my attitude.

Once done it's done. It's not picked at by grandchildren or drawn on by
other grandchildren. It can be painted.

Or it can be ignored.

We did ours many years ago, end of story.

Mary

The message
from "." contains these words:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

Use lots of paste.

too wet a mix will allow paper to fall from the ceiling as the OP describes.

Certainly does! As does not allowing the paper to have a really good soak.

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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

The message
from Mike Halmarack ... contains these words:

So true! I wouldn't dream of doing it these days. If you don't like
the look of the ceiling, don't look up, is my attitude.

Tell you what I can't stand...swirly Artex. I don't mind the slightly
stippled look - where the bumps aren't pointy and not more than about
2mm high, but fan-shaped comb-work and so on is utterly abhorrent.

--
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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 19:28:30 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:06:31 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
...
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:31 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to
flatten tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to
flatten and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

My Dad taught me to snap a chalk line on the ceiling, make a "T"
piece on the end of a pole, cut a full length of paper, paste it,
lay it on the "T" piece concertina fashion and just walk the plank
applying the paper, brushing it flat as ye go. then back the other
way with the edge roller.

But all that takes so much trouble ... Can't be bothered doing all
that ...

Well, you and I might but it sounds far more demanding than it is,
dunnit?

So true! I wouldn't dream of doing it these days. If you don't like
the look of the ceiling, don't look up, is my attitude.

Mary
--
Regards,
Mike Halmarack

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Mike Halmarack

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As much as I would have liked to plaster it...me back is not up to skimming
ceilings. :-(

Must have been the hard graft over the years.

Damn right. There comes a time when the only relevant d-i-y that
remains, is breathing. :-)
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:30:05 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:06:31 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
...
On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:07:31 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to flatten
tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to flatten
and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

My Dad taught me to snap a chalk line on the ceiling, make a "T" piece
on the end of a pole, cut a full length of paper, paste it, lay it on
the "T" piece concertina fashion and just walk the plank applying the
paper, brushing it flat as ye go. then back the other way with the
edge roller.

But all that takes so much trouble ... Can't be bothered doing all that
...

Well, you and I might but it sounds far more demanding than it is, dunnit?

So true! I wouldn't dream of doing it these days. If you don't like
the look of the ceiling, don't look up, is my attitude.

Once done it's done. It's not picked at by grandchildren or drawn on by
other grandchildren. It can be painted.

Or it can be ignored.

We did ours many years ago, end of story.

Some people's ceiling story is a serial.

Mary


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Mike Halmarack

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On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:34:21 +0100, Guy King
wrote:

The message
from Mike Halmarack ... contains these words:

So true! I wouldn't dream of doing it these days. If you don't like
the look of the ceiling, don't look up, is my attitude.

Tell you what I can't stand...swirly Artex. I don't mind the slightly
stippled look - where the bumps aren't pointy and not more than about
2mm high, but fan-shaped comb-work and so on is utterly abhorrent.

Yep, the ultimate use for the avocado bath. Fill it with carefully
removed swirly Artex and into the skip with the lot of it.:-)
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"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
...

We did ours many years ago, end of story.

Some people's ceiling story is a serial.

Only because it wasn't done properly in the first place.

Still, we all make mistakes.

Mary

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:34:15 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
.. .

We did ours many years ago, end of story.

Some people's ceiling story is a serial.

Only because it wasn't done properly in the first place.

Still, we all make mistakes.

Mary

Only?

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The message
from Mike Halmarack ... contains these words:

Yep, the ultimate use for the avocado bath. Fill it with carefully
removed swirly Artex and into the skip with the lot of it.:-)

Wrapped in Axminsteer carpet with cabbages on.

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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:46:15 +0100, Guy King
wrote:

The message
from Mike Halmarack ... contains these words:

Yep, the ultimate use for the avocado bath. Fill it with carefully
removed swirly Artex and into the skip with the lot of it.:-)

Wrapped in Axminsteer carpet with cabbages on.

OK driver take my cabbages and Kings.
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Mike Halmarack

Drop the (EGG) to email me.

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to flatten
tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to flatten and
smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

Long bits of timber or brooms on chairs will prop one end while you do
the other

"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
...
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:34:15 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
. ..

We did ours many years ago, end of story.

Some people's ceiling story is a serial.

Only because it wasn't done properly in the first place.

Still, we all make mistakes.

Mary

Only?

Do you have any other suggestions?

"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
news
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:46:15 +0100, Guy King
wrote:

The message
from Mike Halmarack ... contains these words:

Yep, the ultimate use for the avocado bath. Fill it with carefully
removed swirly Artex and into the skip with the lot of it.:-)

Wrapped in Axminsteer carpet with cabbages on.

OK driver take my cabbages and Kings.

king whats?

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:01:45 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:34:15 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
...

We did ours many years ago, end of story.

Some people's ceiling story is a serial.

Only because it wasn't done properly in the first place.

Still, we all make mistakes.

Mary

Only?

Do you have any other suggestions?

Please Mary, not here!


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On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:02:37 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Halmarack" ... wrote in message
news
On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 21:46:15 +0100, Guy King
wrote:

The message
from Mike Halmarack ... contains these words:

Yep, the ultimate use for the avocado bath. Fill it with carefully
removed swirly Artex and into the skip with the lot of it.:-)

Wrapped in Axminsteer carpet with cabbages on.

OK driver take my cabbages and Kings.

king whats?

Ease off on the cherry brandy.

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Mike Halmarack wrote:
Please Mary, not here!

Well you do keep droning on and on and on and on and on. Perhaps you'll
get diarrhoea.

The message
from Mike Halmarack ... contains these words:

Yep, the ultimate use for the avocado bath. Fill it with carefully
removed swirly Artex and into the skip with the lot of it.:-)

Wrapped in Axminsteer carpet with cabbages on.

OK driver take my cabbages and Kings.

Sorry, mate. Dump's only licensed for shoes, ships and sealing wax.

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Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:26:36 +0100, Chris Bacon
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
Please Mary, not here!

Well you do keep droning on and on and on and on and on. Perhaps you'll
get diarrhoea.

But Chris, why would I want to get you out of my system?
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The message
from "Mary Fisher" contains these words:

OK driver take my cabbages and Kings.

king whats?

Crustacean.

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Mike Halmarack wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
Mike Halmarack wrote:
Please Mary, not here!
Well you do keep droning on and on and on and on and on. Perhaps you'll
get diarrhoea.

But Chris, why would I want to get you out of my system?

You show some small wit. Good. It would help if you used it
more often. HTH.

On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:58:27 +0100, Chris Bacon
wrote:

Mike Halmarack wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
Mike Halmarack wrote:
Please Mary, not here!
Well you do keep droning on and on and on and on and on. Perhaps you'll
get diarrhoea.

But Chris, why would I want to get you out of my system?

You show some small wit. Good. It would help if you used it
more often. HTH.

Perhaps I should let you check my posts before I send them?
At least that way I'd be sure that you didn't miss anything I
wrote.:-)
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to
flatten tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to
flatten and smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.

Long bits of timber or brooms on chairs will prop one end while you do
the other

All in all,with others same suggstion I think pinning it is much easier.
:-)

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:


Must have been the hard graft over the years.

Why? Have you reached the age of 25 then? :-)

Mind you, graft comes to the young ones by fathering children and having
to drink 'lager' from cans everyday :-(

Dave

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to
flatten tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to
flatten and smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.


Long bits of timber or brooms on chairs will prop one end while you do
the other


All in all,with others same suggstion I think pinning it is much easier.
:-)


Ask someone to help ?

DIYWSE (do-it-yourself-with-someone-else) (c;

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Zoinks !
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Zoinks wrote:
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

First piece i put up, one side would come down whilst trying to
flatten tother side...bugger,hmmph,barsteward.

Cup O tea me thinks...Hah! yes where's the drawing pins.

Pin the middle and the end of one side till you have managed to
flatten and smooth other side then pin it,then do other side.


Long bits of timber or brooms on chairs will prop one end while you
do the other


All in all,with others same suggstion I think pinning it is much
easier. :-)


Ask someone to help ?

DIYWSE (do-it-yourself-with-someone-else) (c;

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Zoinks !
-----------

Nah man, when you've been at it for years(DIY that is) you get to know
things like...you've put that on upside down...it looks wonky...it won't
fit properly...how much longer are we going to be...the paint is not the
right colour on the tin...I knew I should have done it meself. :-(

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

In article
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Anyone tried Lining a ceiling on they're own?

I've never had a problem with it (apart from a bit of neck/back ache,
but I seem to get that doing just about anything these days).