![]() Ive worked on many a project where l&p ceilings were pulled down and replaced, but its only ever advisable with access from above, its a godforsaken task trying to pull one down overhead and your house will look like a coalmine afterwards. Modern plaster over the top wont look right either. I was quoted 8k + vat for a large ceiling on a recent resto project, but heritage officer was insistent. If the latter, repair or - in extremis - replace your lathe and plaster ceiling.ĭo not over-board the existing ceiling - that is a shoddy, worst of both worlds solution that only a complete cowboy would entertainFinding an available plasterer skilled in lathe and lime plaster will be the challenge. If the former, take it down and put up a plasterboard and skim ceiling, taking in board all the well made points regarding the mess and health risks I'm sure I read somewhre that the black ash/soot was a primative form of insulation? - probably not true though.ĭo you want to recreate a new build or do you want the property to have the look and feel of a late Edwardian house? Also have 4 fireplaces that are still free to ventilate.ĮTA: After drilling a hole for bathroom extractor in a previous Victorian property and ending up looking like I'd been down a coalmine. No real complaints here, just lovely ridiculously flat/matt looking paint. I've stuck with Earthborn, Little Greene and Keim for the ceilings and sanded back/removed as much of the vinyl as I can. The previous owners did, A) it looks shocking B) I don't think it has any breathability. Only thing that really sticks out, is don't use vinyl paint. I did get hooked on the lime plaster and breathability before moving into this place (a long 6 month lockdown conveyancing processes and had time to plan/research. I'm not all that sure it was intentional! ![]() somehow they did that and managed to keep the character. It's a subtle erosion of character and if it doesn't bother you then it's difficult to argue against boarding and skimming in gypsum.Unless you happen to be the guys that overboarded my lath and plaster ceilings. If I was doing it in my home, I think I’d want to run the shop vac to help pick up that dust, or create a negative pressure situation to help reduce the dust.Īnd of course - don’t forget your PPE (safety glasses, mask/respirator, gloves, work boots, hard hat, hearing protection) - esp once you start working chest heigh & above you’re going to get pieces of plaster flying at your face or falling on your head, and I don’t even know how many nails or pieces of lath I had to pull out of my boot soles.It was pointed out on a similar thread that a boarded ceiling will always look flatter than an existing lath and plaster one. We ran a big air cleaner when we were working, but I don’t know if it actually did much (granted the entire interior was being gutted so it was probably trying to bail out the Titanic with a tea cup). After you get a couple studs cleared off, either pull them all out or run the sawzall up & down the stud to cut them off. ![]() * Those little lath nails get left in the studs and are a real PITA - they snag on your shirt / belt / skin. * Every once in awhile take a break and sweep up all of the dust & small stuff accumulating on the floor - it’s a pain (and somewhat treacherous for your ankles) to keep stepping on. * Do a “section” (whatever feels like a reasonable area to you) of demo, then take a break from that to pickup and throw all the chunks in the garbage can, and drag the garbage can out to the dumpster when it’s about half full (or whatever you can handle based upon your personal size & strength - that shit is HEAVY!). * Then a flat bar or cat’s paw (nail puller) to pull out the lath pieces from the studs * I used a sawzall to cut the plaster & lath between studs * Use a big plastic garbage can right where you are working. Dealt with this in a demo job recently - I found a couple of strategies reasonably effective for me:
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