What's a welsh ceiling?

Desperado99

Hi all,

I've been looking at the details for a dormer bungalow and it describes the bedrooms as having sloping welsh ceilings. Obviously I understand the concept of a sloping ceiling but just wondered what specifically made it welsh. I've googled it but come up with nothing.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks

moneyistooshorttomention

At a guess - a ceiling with wooden beams going across it.

chris_m

At another guess, does it depend on which side of Offa's Dyke it's located?

Desperado99

chris_m wrote: »

At another guess, does it depend on which side of Offa's Dyke it's located?

We're well east of that only 20mins from the north sea!

No visible wooden beams in the bedrooms either. I think it may be a question for the EA/Vendors if we view it

botchjob

If I were you I'd walk away from that property. As any fule know, Welsh ceilings are prone to leeks.

I'll get my coat.

leveller2911

botchjob wrote: »

If I were you I'd walk away from that property. As any fule know, Welsh ceilings are prone to leeks.

I'll get my coat.

Allow me to get the door for you.............:D

moneyistooshorttomention

botchjob wrote: »

If I were you I'd walk away from that property. As any fule know, Welsh ceilings are prone to leeks.

I'll get my coat.

Leeks - did someone say leeks?:). Now if there's any potatoes planted out back in the garden we're all set for a nice bit of leek and potato soup:rotfl: I do like a bit of that...

Leeks in cheese sauce...

Braised leeks...

I'll stop now and I'll get my coat too..

knightstyle

Just a thought, it may be asbestos sheets not plaster! Has the property been checked for that?
Some properties built just after the WW2 (maybe other times as well) had these sheets with wooden battens to hold them up.

Davesnave

A lot of Welsh property has a roof at the back which is on a lower pitch from that at the front, often known as a 'cat slide roof.' However that's not specifically Welsh.

Also not confined to Wales is the ornate Artex ceiling, but the Welsh are certainly responsible for the most garish examples of that genre.

Desperado99

There is a veg patch, so there maybe potatoes

Interesting thought about asbestos, Knightstyle, I'll certainly bear that in mind. TBH I'm not entirely sure how old it is, my guess would be 60's/70's build.

The welsh ceiling is only mentioned in the full brochure

Davesnave

So they just mean a sloping ceiling like those on old houses in Wales, or indeed on thousands of dormer bungalows anywhere in the country.

If it ain't on Google, it's not in common use.