overboarding a lath and plaster ceiling

starving_artist

I have a lath and plaster ceiling in my kitchen which has been patch repaired in the past and is very rough and uneven. I'd like to get it redone but can't face the mess of bringing down the old ceiling. A builder suggested it could be overboarded with plasterboard and skimmed to make a new ceiling. Is this a good idea? He quoted £700 for a room approx 3 x 4m. (I am in N London). Seems a lot of money.

pdrskint

Idea
DIY firstly find out which way ceiling joists run and mark.
plasterbaord ceiling cost of boards £30 screw to ceiling joists,
tape over joints {special tape] fill over screw holes and gaps ,paint job done.

tomstickland

Looks a bit expensive, though if most of the kitchen is intact it will be quite akward to plaster.
You should do it properly. Clear the kitchen out yourself, pull the old ceiling down, nail up new plasterboard and then pay plasterer to skim it.

Poppy9

We boarded over an old lathe and plaster ceiling in our previous house and it looked fine. OH did it himself so just cost of boards.

He was planning on doing the same in the kitchen but the ceiling was in a much worse condition and delicate so he pulled it down and boarded up himself. He then got a plasterer in to skim the ceilings. Think he charged £50 per ceiling.

nelly_2

tomstickland wrote: »

Looks a bit expensive, though if most of the kitchen is intact it will be quite akward to plaster.
You should do it properly. Clear the kitchen out yourself, pull the old ceiling down, nail up new plasterboard and then pay plasterer to skim it.

As a plasterer with well over 20 years experience I dissagree extremley.

ALLWAYS overboard if you can. The mess, expense and work involved is really not worth it, to take the ceiling down as their is NOTHING to be gained.

I overboard ceillings on a weekly basis and have never had a problem

BTW £700 is outrageous I can do that job in a day I'll do it for 5

Im in London on the 2 of Jan

Joannag_2

I have had 6 rooms overboarded and plastered this year, no way would I have wanted the lath and plaster pulled down first!! Was approx £160 a room, but was really pleased with the results and feel it has been an investment for many years to come!

greyteam1959

If nelly is going to do the job for £5 get him in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jason_s_2

Agree with nelly 110% , i have just done 3 ceilings, And the customer wanted all 3 ripped down and reboarded.Told her overboarding was the way but no she was adderment she wanted them ripped down.What an absolute mess.Mind you she did pay for it tho ;)lol

DatabaseError

bit late jumping in on this thread, so i may get missed, but wifey wants a new kitchen ceiling (she has a point!) overboarding seems a good idea, quick question, do i need special screws (prevent rust patches??) or just something like 2" woodscrews? placement every foot or so? then possibly call a plasterer...lol

jason_s_2

You need 2" DRY WALL screws mate,about £8 for a box of 500 in the builders merchants.

jason_s_2

Oh and as for spacing , i put 5 in 1 line and do 5-6 lines(and no i don't mean that) per board.