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Hi,
We have recently purchased a house and one room had polystyrene ceiling tiles, which we have removed, along with the plasterboard ceiling, which we were going to replace. We have found that there are some questionable looking ceiling joints in one section, and these appear to be rotting.
From our survey, it was flagged that there is the remnants of a chimney stack on the roof above this area (the chimney breast has been removed), so my guess is that all of this is to support the stack, and that this may have had some water leakage over time, though it seems dry now.
So ultimately, my question is, how bad is this? Will we be able to replace the joists in the affected area, or would it potentially mean the entire ceiling will need to be replaced. Will this be a expensive job?
Any comments and expertise welcome.
Thanks
We have recently purchased a house and one room had polystyrene ceiling tiles, which we have removed, along with the plasterboard ceiling, which we were going to replace. We have found that there are some questionable looking ceiling joints in one section, and these appear to be rotting.
From our survey, it was flagged that there is the remnants of a chimney stack on the roof above this area (the chimney breast has been removed), so my guess is that all of this is to support the stack, and that this may have had some water leakage over time, though it seems dry now.
So ultimately, my question is, how bad is this? Will we be able to replace the joists in the affected area, or would it potentially mean the entire ceiling will need to be replaced. Will this be a expensive job?
Any comments and expertise welcome.
Thanks
