Taking out ceiling..advice please

[RTi]

Im in the process of removing the plaster off a bedroom ceiling and plastrboard up, skim and paint..

do i need to take out the strips of wood as well? i take it they are for the loft insulation?? they seem to be overlapping a bit and am not sure how the plasterboard will fit on top..




any advice appreciated..

 

[jbonding]

The strips of wood are laths they were used to fix the old plaster. Leave them on and board over the top with 12.5 plasterboard and screws. Stagger the joints to reduce cracking then tape and fill or skim.

 

[Belle427]

id rip them out,makes boarding a lot easier

 

[jbonding]

id rip them out,makes boarding a lot easier

Boarding over makes cleaning a lot easier

 

[RTi]

thanks..

i have managed to get all the old ceiling off.. what a nitemare of a job.. i hope i never have to do that again! completely covered in black dust..

 

[RTi]

id rip them out,makes boarding a lot easier

Boarding over makes cleaning a lot easier

how do you mean makes cleaning easier??

i think if i take them out it may be easier to board.. but i dont think i can face the dust

 

[jbonding]

id rip them out,makes boarding a lot easier

Boarding over makes cleaning a lot easier

how do you mean makes cleaning easier??

i think if i take them out it may be easier to board.. but i dont think i can face the dust

You thought you seen dust, take these down and you wont see your hand in front of your face

ch427 is correct it is easier to board but not imposible to leave up and board over

 

[RTi]

i think i might have a go at breaking them from up in the loft.. or just take down the ones that will cause problems.. like the overlapping ones..

 

[jbonding]

i think i might have a go at breaking them from up in the loft.. or just take down the ones that will cause problems.. like the overlapping ones..

You could just break back the ones that over lap, it will make it flatter then board over.

 

[Belle427]

id rip them out,makes boarding a lot easier

Boarding over makes cleaning a lot easier

how do you mean makes cleaning easier??

i think if i take them out it may be easier to board.. but i dont think i can face the dust

You thought you seen dust, take these down and you wont see your hand in front of your face

ch427 is correct it is easier to board but not imposible to leave up and board over

true,i kicked 8 down in my house and it was a complete nightmare,never again,hopefully

 

[RTi]

lol.. i done it.. i took them all down! i broke them from the loft though.. so it wasnt as bad as i expected. still coughing up black dust though..

scary job for someone who isnt into diy and doesnt like to get his hands dirty.. im much happier behind a pc..

well at least the job is done.. now i need to clear this mess.. and get the plaster board up..



anither reason i took them down was that i want to put downlights in.. and i think it will be much easier to with if theres no obstructions..

 

[jbonding]

lol.. i done it.. i took them all down! i broke them from the loft though.. so it wasnt as bad as i expected. still coughing up black dust though..

scary job for someone who isnt into diy and doesnt like to get his hands dirty.. im much happier behind a pc..

well at least the job is done.. now i need to clear this mess.. and get the plaster board up..



anither reason i took them down was that i want to put downlights in.. and i think it will be much easier to with if theres no obstructions..

Thats the easy bit, now the hard bit