Wooden ceiling - why?

oystercatcher

As a child of the sixties, I quite like pine tounge and groove panelling

I know it's unfashionable so wouldn't install it in my house but would quite happily live with it if the right house already had some. Much preferable to all the latest fashionable black and white high gloss kitchens which instantly put me off anywhere with it !

Each to their own

AlexMac

Snakey wrote: »

OK, that's not so bad then. It just freaked me out a little as there is already some black mould in the bathroom and if they hadn't even bothered to spruce that up with a spot of bleach I was wondering what on earth they might be hiding behind a ceiling cover!.

While mould's almost inevitable in the damp atmosphere of a bathroom unless its regularly cleaned, heated and ventilated and while even then, you often get a few specks of mould developing in the bath/shower sealant...

... unless the ceiling was adjacent to a cold, un-insulated loft, mould on the ceiling is less likely, so let's assume the best, and that is that it was merely decorative - or cosmetic; to cover an existing cracked, damaged or artexed ceiling. If you really can't just slap on some primer or PVA then a coat of matt white emulsion and live with it, (and assuming it's sound, the simplest fix would be to screw plaster-board to the wood. You could then get it skimmed (probably only a few hundred quid) or, if you're into DIY, use dry-lining boards with chamfered edges, tape these with plasterers' tape and simply fill the joints using a biggish float. I'm an amateur but have done it and it looked fine; I papered it too for a better finish.

Hauling the whole ceiling down can be really messy, especially in a 100-year old property with original lath and plaster ceilings

cattie

Kynthia wrote: »

A recent episode of Phil Spencer's Secret Agent had a house where an old couple had put it up throughout the hall, kitchen and master bedroom only 15 years ago just because they liked it.

I saw that episode & the couple weren't that old:eek: Probably somewhere in their early-mid 50's.

GlynD

Dave_the_Ginger_Cat wrote: »

I'd suggest whitewashing it - can be a nice effect without masses of work

We're certainly planning to paint our little vestibule ceiling white to bring reflect more light. We just haven't got round to it yet because of the more pressing issues in ripping out the old kitchen and bathroom etc etc. We're putting on new interior doors in the new year and after that we plan to have the painters in to get the entire inside done - again (we did it ourselves two years ago).

asharon wrote: »

I live in a 150 year old cottage. When I moved in it had wood panelling, and a wooden ceiling in the kitchen. I was warned it might be hiding something. You take your chances.

With a 150 year old cottage you certainly take more chances than the average householder. I should imagine it's worth it though - have you found it so?

asharon

GlynD wrote: »

With a 150 year old cottage you certainly take more chances than the average householder. I should imagine it's worth it though - have you found it so?

Absolutely. It is a labour of love but nice to see it taking shape, albeit slowly.

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anamenottaken

sandsni wrote: »

When you own a property but do not have unlimited funds you tend to leave things that are functioning fine even if they are not necessarily fashionable. Maybe the previous owners were happy enough to leave it as it was. Let's face it, how much time does anyone spend actually looking at their kitchen ceiling?

Very true.

We have a pink bathroom suite and the walls are fully tiled in very pale pink. Maybe it will be fashionable again before we get round to changing it!?

A recent visitor greatly admired it and would have liked the same at home. She was about nine.