Ceiling Options

[yartin]

Hi
I have an office without ceiling, the joists are there. I need to fit a ceiling, am trying to avoid plasterboard. skim and paint, can I paint plasterboard without plaster skim? It's office so not too fussed about the finish.
What other "easy" options do I have?
Pic attached

Thanks

 

[jj4091]

Yes fit insulation & plasterboard & then paint. For a slightly better job you could tape or fill the joints & screw heads.

 

[yartin]

Yes fit insulation & plasterboard & then paint. For a slightly better job you could tape or fill the joints & screw heads.

What paint do I use?

 

[opps]

You will need tapered edged plasterboard. And then use tape and join filler.

 

[yartin]

You will need tapered edged plasterboard. And then use tape and join filler.

Why tapered, looks better at the edges?

 

[Wayners]

Hire board lifter at £30 a day or £55 a week.

Pick up late Monday and take back Wednesday 9am and that's a day if your crafty. Ha.

Need timbers fitted across as you go so all the joins are screwed. No flapping joins.
SE board is fine.
Pva the dry board ends as you go
Just tape joins and damp sponge / fill.
Fill screw holes
Get best you can
Paint

What about insulation?
Going to bother

 

[yartin]

Hire board lifter at £30 a day or £55 a week.

Pick up late Monday and take back Wednesday 9am and that's a day if your crafty. Ha.

Need timbers fitted across as you go so all the joins are screwed. No flapping joins.
SE board is fine.
Pva the dry board ends as you go
Just tape joins and damp sponge / fill.
Fill screw holes
Get best you can
Paint

What about insulation?
Going to bother

What is SE board?
Cheers

 

[foxhole]

What is SE board?
Cheers

SE = square edge . Tapered edge creates a natural valley at the edge (about 100mm wide) which can be taped and filled leaving a smooth finish.

 

[yartin]

I have just came across ceiling pvc cladding, pic below, they are more expensive than plasterboard but doesn't need paint or decorating and easy to install, are they OK to use?

 

[mcprinter]

Other than patching a Foot sized Hole I have not done any Ceiling work.

Have you had a look at a Suspended Ceilings commonly used in Offices?
This sort of thing
https://www.ceilingstore.co.uk/suspended-ceiling-tiles--grid-calculator-166-p.asp

 

[Wayners]

Get a board lifter. You can jack up. Mark. Lower and cut. Jack up. Lower again if needed and wheel out the way. Have tea. Jack up again. You get the idea.
Seems people struggle and lift up and screw in place vs drop down and trim as all too difficult. Ends up a mess and a struggle. It's not rocket science.
Put pencil line where joist is across board keeping screws in line.
Cut noggings as you go so all the sides are supported (cross timbers in between joists at board edges with screw either end to the hold)
Get on blower and get it all delivered

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Have you had a look at a Suspended Ceilings commonly used in Offices?
This sort of thing
https://www.ceilingstore.co.uk/suspended-ceiling-tiles--grid-calculator-166-p.asp

Suspended is pretty easy to do, simply because it is very light. It does require a decent laser, a couple of string lines, a pair of tin snips and a few long jaw "Mole" type clamps. I'd prefer to do that instead of plasterboarding as there is a lot less mess and start to finish it's as quick or quicker than PB

OP, either way you need to think about lighting as well when you do this job.

There's another alternative as well, vinyl stretched ceiling, but this is more costly than suspended plasterboard - however it is very fast and mess-free

I have just came across ceiling pvc cladding, pic below, they are more expensive than plasterboard but doesn't need paint or decorating and easy to install, are they OK to use?

Yes. They often get used on jobs like residential sales offices, exhibition stands, etc because they ar e light, fast and relatively mess free

 

[yartin]

Yes. They often get used on jobs like residential sales offices, exhibition stands, etc because they ar e light, fast and relatively mess free

I think am gone use the pvc cladding, they look nice modern and maintenance free plus ideal for office with LED tubes.
Cheers