We're about to finally make a start on our bathroom and I want to sort out the ceiling before anything else. Its the original lathe and plaster one and is not only cracked but also has lots of old adhesive on it from the polystrene tiles that were when we moved it (and quickly removed!). Its also a bit mouldy as the bathroom doesn't have an extractor.
I did consider getting it skimmed but I was concerned about it cracking again. So I think we've got 3 options
1. simply put up plasterboard directly onto the ceiling.
2. pull the lathe and plaster down and put up plasterboard. Get it skimmed.
3. fit a false ceiling a few inches lower down and get it skimmed.
At the moment I'm tending towards pulling it down and starting again. I know this will be very messy but apart from that seems like a good solution. We've got access to above so thats not a problem for gettings lights fitted etc.
Would it be better to just overboard it or would the fact that its been mouldy cause problems?
All advice/opinions are welcome
I did consider getting it skimmed but I was concerned about it cracking again. So I think we've got 3 options
1. simply put up plasterboard directly onto the ceiling.
2. pull the lathe and plaster down and put up plasterboard. Get it skimmed.
3. fit a false ceiling a few inches lower down and get it skimmed.
At the moment I'm tending towards pulling it down and starting again. I know this will be very messy but apart from that seems like a good solution. We've got access to above so thats not a problem for gettings lights fitted etc.
Would it be better to just overboard it or would the fact that its been mouldy cause problems?
All advice/opinions are welcome