HELP - What order to sort my bathroom ceiling out....??

aj9648

Hi

I am finally in a position to remove my polystyrene tiles on my bathroom ceiling - its waited 6 years but now need to get it sorted.

So I have 3 trades coming to sort the different things and I am confused what order to do things.

So basically the electrician is coming to remove all the spotlights. Someone is the going to remove the polystyrene tiles and also skim over the ceiling.

This is where I get lost.....should I get it painted first and then put the spots in or spots in first and then painted.

As the spots will probably go into new locations I am assuming that the electrician can drill these holes and the plasterer will fill the old holes in.

Finally I have a spot light above the shower cubicle - does that need to be there - any regs or anything....??

Sorry for the lots of questions !!!!

FreeBear

aj9648 wrote: »

Finally I have a spot light above the shower cubicle - does that need to be there - any regs or anything....??

Any electrical work in a wet zone (a bathroom) is classed as "notifiable works". The lighting must be rated for use in a shower, installed by a competent person and building control notified. If the "competent person" is a member of an approved scheme, he/she can self certify the work and submit the paperwork to BC and provide you with a certificate.

aj9648

FreeBear wrote: »

Any electrical work in a wet zone (a bathroom) is classed as "notifiable works". The lighting must be rated for use in a shower, installed by a competent person and building control notified. If the "competent person" is a member of an approved scheme, he/she can self certify the work and submit the paperwork to BC and provide you with a certificate.

Ok thanks - did not know that!!!

phill99

1) Get the sparks to remove the old lights.
2) Get him to put the new cables in for the new lights in the new position. (get him to make a diagram of the new locations)
3) Don't remove the polystyrene tiles. Simply get the plasterer to overboard them with new plasterboard, over the whole ceiling and skim the ceiling.
4) Following day, sparks returns and cuts new hole in new locations and connects all the lights, leaving them slightly out of the ceiling.
5) Couple of days later when the plaster is fully dry (when it is all light pink), decorator paints ceiling and pushes lights back into ceiling.


I have done dozens of ceilings this way

aj9648

phill99 wrote: »

1) Get the sparks to remove the old lights.
2) Get him to put the new cables in for the new lights in the new position. (get him to make a diagram of the new locations)
3) Don't remove the polystyrene tiles. Simply get the plasterer to overboard them with new plasterboard, over the whole ceiling and skim the ceiling.
4) Following day, sparks returns and cuts new hole in new locations and connects all the lights, leaving them slightly out of the ceiling.
5) Couple of days later when the plaster is fully dry (when it is all light pink), decorator paints ceiling and pushes lights back into ceiling.


I have done dozens of ceilings this way

Thanks - does leaving the polystyrene tiles in still mean there is a fire hazard???

phill99

aj9648 wrote: »

Thanks - does leaving the polystyrene tiles in still mean there is a fire hazard???

You're assuming that the tiles are afire hazard. Old ones were, more modern ones are treated with a flame retardant and therefore are not a hazard.


Plasterboard has a fire rating of 15 minutes anyway. By that tine the fire brigade have arrived.