Vermiculite ceilings

varcom · Sep 01, 2014 6:52 pm

Does anyone know of a contractor/company in Perth that will repair/spray vermiculite? We've removed a wall in a bathroom with a vermiculite ceiling, and need to repair the section where the wall came out. Thanks.

bpratt · Sep 01, 2014 7:21 pm

It's not the answer you were looking for, but I'd personally be looking at removing it and painting it instead.

Spong · Sep 01, 2014 9:16 pm

hey Varcom, ive come across this a fair bit too and looked into patching with no luck. I agree with bpratt. If you do rip it out just check theres no asbestos involved, i had a thought there may be fibres in it, or maybe the substrate could be asbestos. Hopefully someone might know more but i thought it was worth mentioning

varcom · Sep 02, 2014 9:16 am

Thanks - unfortunately the whole ground floor of the house has these ceilings. I'm not sure I want the expense of changing the whole ground floor.

bpratt · Sep 02, 2014 9:39 am

varcom

Thanks - unfortunately the whole ground floor of the house has these ceilings. I'm not sure I want the expense of changing the whole ground floor.

Just do one at a time if need be.

I still think that rather patching up a ceiling with more vermiculite, I'd remove it. You've still got 4 walls separating that ceiling from all the others downstairs.