overboard

Hi, I have a uneven ceiling that i plan on battening with 50x25mm roofing battens and then screw 9.5mm plasterboard reading for skimming. Can someone tell me if I need to batten along the length of each joist and pack out or is it better to fasten the battens perpendicular the joists and pack...

Hi all, I live in a Victorian semi with original lath and plaster ceilings. They are a bit discoloured and cracked, but nothing major and still flat. They look tired though and I'm planning to overboard, skim and re-paint them. I've considered pulling them down but the house is fully furnished...

Hi, Probably a pretty basic question I’m over thinking but,... better to know. I’ve used taper edge plaster board on wall before, but never on ceilings, and need to overboard a ceiling soon. How do you deal with joining the non tapered edges of the boards? Eg the short edges? Or is it...

Hi there, I've a couple of bedroom ceilings (with loft above) which are some kind of woodfibre boards. They're reasonably flat, but a bit shabby, and not fireproof. Joists are 400mm centres We're planning to overboard with plasterboard, and then have them skimmed - am I right is saying we...