In the dining room there is water damage in the corner on the ceiling from a previous leak on the roof. We are thinking we will shiplap the ceiling. Do you have suggestions or cautions we should be aware of before we start this project? Also wondering best method to install? Another to consider is that asbestos testing is very expensive. Some of the old plaster and products had asbestos.
So, there's that. I just came to read the comments as i am a single mother that is buying a very old brick house that was not maintained at all.
I do not have a ton of money to spend on repairing everything but would like it to last a good while. The plaster is falling off in huge chunks throughout the house and i dont believe it is repairable. I was hoping drywall would suffice as the house isnt worth putting tons of money into as is.
Fix it once and be done with it. Look for the studs. Lots of liquid nails. Thanks again! My house is about yo and next to the highest point in town that was made into an old reservoir.
The built up land around it I am a professional geologist has caused mass wasting, and cracked drywall, at my house. While repairable, it will only crack again. Drywall will last long enough over the next years.
I am not going to "fix" this plaster, as plaster is not the problem! I just realized I have the old lath and plaster on my ceilings and walls Some are in great condition and few are in need of a cover up The ceilings are in good shape with no cracks or anything..
I was also thinking of putting bead board paneling on the walls over the plastered lath? It will be important to find the ceiling joists above the plaster ceiling before installing any drywall to cover it.
The best way to do this is to use a Zircon m40 metal scanner. Any hits will indicate the small nails that were used to secure the wooden lath to the joists themselves. This is a way more reliable method than using a stud finder on plaster.
This joint compound is sometimes also referred to as drywall mud by the professionals. On the other hand, plaster is made up of lime or a combination of gypsum powder, sand, and water. Unlike joint compound, this mixture forms a relatively thick paste. All-purpose joint compound is a building material drywall finishers use to spackle, or mud, a drywall installation. All-purpose joint compound adheres well to most surfaces, so you can use it to make repairs on plaster walls.
The skim coat over the old artex is the cause of your ceiling failure, seen it happen on a fair few ceilings. Timescale is in the ballpark for it to have failed, it might not have been sealed prior to skimming, some use PVA, others use Blue Grit other sealers are available which is a better product. The Ronseal filler brand works on a wide variety of surfaces such as plaster, stone and wood.
Gyproc light is probably the best all-round filler on the market. You can do deep holes with it without any issues and there is never any flashing. The top spot of the decorators fillers we applied was the Toupret Redlite.
We like the dry time of the filler as it allows us to paint over after just 30 minutes of drying. This is usually done as part of a larger remodeling project and often includes the addition of new wiring and insulation if necessary to meet code. Updating to drywall is typically done in one of two ways:. Today, you can have the beauty of plaster walls without the problems that come with older homes.
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