getting rid of pine cladding

jackieb

We've recently moved home and our new house has pine cladding on the kitchen ceiling. We're planning on getting a new kitchen and want to get rid of the pine. My father-in-law used to be a joiner and he said it would be easier to cover up with plasterboard. When we were getting measured up for a new kitchen I mentioned it to the person who was measuring up - he said if it was him he would plasterboard over it too.

Has anyone any experience of this. I'd be quite willing to cover it up, but only if it wasn't going to look strange.

We also have some pine cladding on the walls of the downstairs loo. Can't afford to rip all that out just now but I hate the orange pine - looks like a sauna! Would it be possible to paint over it with an eggshell type paint?

danny69

Perhaps others could give you more help than me. We had pine cladding in our dining room a while back. The problem is that you dont know what is behind it. We removed it and had to have all the walls plasterboarded. The cladding could be removed if you wished, but the chances are that there will be a poor surface behind it, and it will need boarding over anyway.

real1314

If you just plasterboard over it, you lose a couple of inches of room height and, more importantly, you will never know how well it's all fixed to the joists - the cladding could have been put up with panel pins for all you know?

I'd pull it all down and then get it skimmed.

jennifernil

I would just paint it white.

Slimcilla

You should be able to tell how well it's fixed fairly easily but I agree it's maybe better to pull it down. The ceiling may need skimming or boarding but maybe it will only need some good quality lining paper. You may also gain a foot or two of ceiling or find original cornice.. I have pulled down quite a few cladding ceilings and have often found electric cables snaked about too, just take a bit of care and have some fun with a hammer and jemmy for the day - think of people that have annoyed you and it will be a piece of cake....

You can paint it but it will need sanding first and the gaps sealed with decorators caulk - even that will make a massive difference!

MrsE_2

real1314 wrote: »

If you just plasterboard over it, you lose a couple of inches of room height and, more importantly, you will never know how well it's all fixed to the joists - the cladding could have been put up with panel pins for all you know?

I'd pull it all down and then get it skimmed.

I would rip it down too.

You are planning on plastering it anyway.

If you add more layers, you would have trouble if you wanted to fit downlights.

Gangstabird

Our ceiling was rubbish and to be honest, hubs fitted a false ceiling with spotlights. Terribly easy and less work. It was a high one though.

jackieb

I'm not going to find any coving under there, or unearth a high ceiling - the extension built in 1984. The walls are tiled to the ceiling too - even above the wall cupboards. The previous owners haven't made it easy. Even the small loo has floor to ceiling tiles on 2 walls and pine cladding on the other 2!

Poppycat

We have pine cladding ceiling and also in sitting room, we got a product calld Bulleyes 1-2-3 to cover the pine up it was varnished. It took 2 coats of Bulleyes and 2 coats os dulux soft sheen emultion but it looks great now ist really lighten up our sitting room

http://www.zinssercompanyinc.com/product_detail.asp?ProductId=11

B&Q sell it in smaller tins but I got it from a local Trade centre that sells cleaning/pain products it wasn't cheap £44 for a large tine used about 60% of it and dries quickly less than an hour


http://www.needlers.biz/store/index.asp

andrew-b

I'd rip it all down. Covering up always catches up with you sooner or later. I'm always cursing in our house about the previous owner covering stuff up (like our bathroom walls which were wallpapered on top of tile adhesive so now i've got to spend hours scraping it all off before i can do anything!). Do the job properly the first time and you need not worry again.

There should be batons on the walls/ceiling that the cladding is attached to so you'll almost certainly need to plaster after. You'll gain a bit of space by removing it. Also you'll eliminate the potential for trapped condensation problems behind the cladding.

Andy

dander

I guess it depends on how long-term a job you want to do. Obviously getting it removed and skimmed is always going to be the best option, but if you just want a quick temporary fix, putting plasterboard over the top would be a damn sight cheaper as well as easier.

You shouldn't have any trouble painting over the pine in the loo. Just give it a good rub down first to make a key.