Overboarding a ceiling - finding the joists?

cyclonebri1

daggy wrote: »

You make it sound so easy :D

It's not, overboard it, , plastering on browning/bonding is a world apart from "dry"work on board.

Next post? ;

"How do I flatten this carpp I've spread on my expensive and messed up ceiling???"

Sorry but plastering except on board is not easy, as you suspect.

daggy

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

It's not, overboard it, , plastering on browning/bonding is a world apart from "dry"work on board.

Next post? ;

"How do I flatten this carpp I've spread on my expensive and messed up ceiling???"

Sorry but plastering except on board is not easy, as you suspect.

Yeah, a few of the rooms in our home need skimmed, but I wouldn't try it now.

I fancy doing one of those courses that teach you to skim - I'm sure I'd not be a touch on a pro afterwards, but I might be able to do a reasonable job.

I'd never attempt a ceiling though.

My cousin is a plasterer, so if it goes wrong, I'll be able to get it sorted.

samstech2

Well serious Alert ! If you are Dealing with a failing plaster and lathe ceiling that can be tricky than Before you make the decision to tear it down from which as the Chris mentioned. The messy job is basically put drywall over the existing plaster, you need to carefully evaluate the soundness of the lathing to the strapping or joists. What I mean by that is, are the lathes still firmly attached to the joists & the issue is the plaster keys failing from around the lathes, or are the lathes themselves falling away from the joists.
So be careful before it takes the UN-recover situation.

Plasterer

daggy wrote: »

You make it sound so easy :D

It is errrrrm for a plasterer. Nothing like icing a cake though ive tried and cant do it

Plasterer

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

It's not, overboard it, , plastering on browning/bonding is a world apart from "dry"work on board.

Next post? ;

"How do I flatten this carpp I've spread on my expensive and messed up ceiling???"

Sorry but plastering except on board is not easy, as you suspect.

If a "plasterer" can only skim onto a board he/she is a "skimmer" and not a plasterer.

samstech2

But you also need the care when you this such activity, plastering and the dry work on the board is need the careful caution. :eek:

cyclonebri1

Plasterer wrote: »

If a "plasterer" can only skim onto a board he/she is a "skimmer" and not a plasterer.

Totally agreed and I know where you are coming from, but the OP is not a plasterer, hence my advice against yours,

samstech2

Prevention is better than cure, I am faced this such kind of freedom and unexpected one. so it is not the point yet to be disappointed but little alert to take care during this ! simple.