Bathroom ceiling pvc cladding

[emmaamme]

We are thinking of getting our bathroom ceiling lowered by 6 inches (we have coving above our tiles that needs removed as the paint continuously peels off) and pvc cladding put up.
We have a friend who is a retired bathroom fitter who advised he would put battens up then a layer of plasterboard onto which the panelling would be fixed & also that insulation wouldn't be required in the void.
I thought you could just fix the cladding onto the battens rather than put more plasterboard up & just wanted to get opinions on this & also whether he's right about not needing insulation. Thanks.

 

[foxhole]

Peeling paint suggests poor ventilation, so adding pvc is likely to increase chances of condensation and water dripping from ceiling.
Also a fire hazard.

 

[emmaamme]

Thanks. Our friend suggested upgrading to an inline fan as well to help with the moisture issues

 

[cdbe]

Cladding from a reputable supplier will be fire resistant. No need for plasterboard (it's also a lot easier to fit the cladding (with staples or very small wood screws) directly to timber battens rather than through plasterboard), no need for insulation assuming you have sufficient in the loft above and as you have said, your mechanical ventilation needs to be suitable.

 

[JohnD]

Cladding from a reputable supplier will be fire resistant.

Your confidence is touching.

But such trust is unfounded.

 

[emmaamme]

Thanks cdbe - can't understand why he would want to put more plasterboard up. He said something about you can't attach the cladding to the battens but every video I've seen online suggests otherwise!

 

[foxhole]

Thanks cdbe - can't understand why he would want to put more plasterboard up. He said something about you can't attach the cladding to the battens but every video I've seen online suggests otherwise!

With a flat surface behind there is less chance of the panels undulating between battens

 

[emmaamme]

Ah so maybe he is talking sense after all ha ha. So there's a chance of movement if they're just attached to the battens?

 

[foxhole]

Ah so maybe he is talking sense after all ha ha. So there's a chance of movement if they're just attached to the battens?

Yes, even a tiny undulation will be more noticeable due to the lines in the cladding .

 

[cdbe]

Your confidence is touching.

But such trust is unfounded.

I get mine from DBS cladding, it's Class 1 fire rated but I'll tell them they're selling killer material that's causing all those bathroom fires I keep hearing about next time I buy some. As for B&Q, Wickes etc I'm surprised they're not in prison as they all sell it.

I've done about 10 bathroom ceilings, never had an "undulation" because what I fix it to is level. If I screwed plasterboard to something that wasn't level it would itself become unlevel as would anything subsequently fixed to it.

 

[JohnD]

Cladding from a reputable supplier will be fire resistant.

We all know that to be untrue.