Browse Forums General Discussion 1 May 07, 2008 6:39 pm I would like to replace the ceiling of our house. The current ceiling is compressed wood board and over time the plaster covering the joints between the boards has cracked and the paint has peeled.
Would like to know if I can avoid removing the existing compressed wood board ceiling to avoid having to deal with the mess in the ceiling space. Can I place new plasterboard directly over the existing wood board and finish? (obviously nails would still go through the joists). Or does there have an air gap between the existing wood board and plaster board? Or is this not recommended at all? Can anyone advise? Re: Ceiling Replacement 2May 07, 2008 6:47 pm If you're going to do it, why not do it properly and remove what's existing. I know it makes a mess....been there, done that.... but the finished result will be much better. If the boards have sagged then when you put new stuff up, all you'll do is replicate the sags.
Also, being an old house (sounds like it is) the roof beams will have moved over time. Hanging metal battens will allow the ceiling to be made much more level and look great. Get up a ladder and look across the ceiling and see what it looks like. You'll be surprised. And locating the roof battens accurately with existing sheets covering will make it a lot harder. Hope this helps a little Re: Ceiling Replacement 3May 20, 2008 7:12 pm I had the same dilemna, but chose to leave the existing ceiling, mainly because the existing ceiling was asbestos.
I installed new ceiling battens straight to the existing ceiling, packing out the battens to make sure they were level acroos the entire ceiling. Installing new cornice is not an issue because you have dropped the cieling by around 40mm, so the curve of the 55/90 cove sits nicely. After that I then hung new plasterboard, and finsihed it myself. I'm a lot pickier than most, and so the finish is like a mirror, better than most new houses! If I had my time again, I would do it the same way. Advantages 1) the old ceiling and created air gap, is the best form of insulation you could ever have! 2) you can still live in the house while you are doing it. I did the work at night, and during winter, so the cold air didn't create too many issues for me.. Disadvantages 1) lower cieling height, but I had 2600 to play with anyway 2) creating a pest haven in the void. I got around this by sealing off either side of the downlights in the void. This is best done during the board install Electrical Engineer... Don't hold that against me... And keen owner builder... Mainly the building part!! Just be careful with building stability during construction, that is when the structure may be weakened, refer to your engineering drawings for stability methodology. 1 6176 The plan is to demolisgh the home, earthworks to prepare for slab, and then removal of existing wall for a new one. Requires a DA unfortunatley as the new wall will be… 6 21664 Last year I had a gas leak at my house. 3 days later, I have about 1 sqm of my exposed aggregate paving broken up. I am not sure how to go about getting it repaired… 0 8113 |