Plastering walls and ceiling in 1970 built house

[Vanessence]

Hi,

This is my first post and I'm a real novice when it comes to DIY (shelves have been my limit so far) so be gentle with me if I ask the dumb question!

I'm in the process of doing up my house, and I want to cover up two walls in the lounge that are currently painted brickwork. I've had three plasterers in and they all said they would line with plasterboard and then skim - is this the best option? The reason I ask as it will mean altering light switches, electrical socket and architrave round the door.

Also the ceiling has been artexed with a very striking fluted fan pattern that I would like to either cover up or remove - what are my options for this? One plaster said he would do it but couldn't guarantee that the plaster would stay in place.

I am not intending to do this job myself but would like to be better informed when talking to the people I'm going to pay for doing the job.

Thanks in advance

V.

 

[brist]

Plasterboard and skim is a good option . Do not employ the plasterer that said the plaster might fall off the ceiling, if its done correctly he should have no problems skimming the ceiling.

 

[Nige F]

agreed, he should have no problems skimming over the ceiling .....but a lot of plasters won`t guarantee the longevity because of the artex underneath which is what might fail

 

[makitaman]

Plasterboard and skimming the walls is a good economic and timesaving option. If you don't want the hollowness of plasterboard onto the walls then they could apply a bonding coat to the brickwork and finish with a couple of coats of mutifinish. This would be more time consuming and expensive but you would still have 'proper' solid walls.

Re the ceiling, it all depends on the condition of the artex as has been said. If in any doubt I always advise our customers to consider removing the old ceiling or boarding over it, then apply the plaster onto the new plasterboard ceiling. Good luck

 

[Vanessence]

for the replies, I feel better about the proposed options now.

Now I need to decide what to do about the ceiling - re-board it, remove the artex or just skim over! Best get's some quotes I suppose.

Thanks again

V