How to repair or replace bowing lath and plaster ceiling
Mar 5, 2022 · The ceiling is lath and plaster and it was bowing in the middle part of the crack, so I began to dig away at it in hopes of it being a small area I could potentially pva and fill. I now have a huge …
Smoke alarm lath and plaster ceiling - Screwfix Community Forum
Dec 27, 2024 · Thing is with a lathe and plaster ceiling is that there’s more area of timber than gaps inbetween so a fairly good chance of hitting timber - although of course not guaranteed Best to mark …
Plaster ceiling rose - fixing - Screwfix Community Forum
Feb 12, 2020 · I am attaching a solid plaster ceiling rose onto a plasterboard ceiling. Being solid plaster, not one of these lightweight ones, it is a bit hefty. Going to be using adhesive and holding it in place, …
Skim over artex ceiling - this is doable right? - Screwfix Community …
Oct 5, 2023 · Overboarding allows the plasterboard to support the old ceiling, albeit at the expense of putting a heavier load on the plasterboard. You can also remove the plaster, keep the lath and re …
Overboarding plasterer says no. - Screwfix Community Forum
Jul 15, 2019 · I actually love removing the old lathe and plaster ceiling so to be able to completely remove all the years of dirt. Also it is ideal opportunity for fitting any bridging pieces of heavy timber …
overboard onto existing ceiling? - Screwfix Community Forum
Feb 8, 2023 · Ceiling underneath in kitchen is sagging. It’s about 1 inch off the joists in places but the rest of the ceiling is fine. I want to overboard but not sure: - if I should get new battens/frame build …
Painting new plaster on bathroom ceiling - Screwfix Community Forum
Aug 14, 2023 · We’ve just had our bathroom done, including newly plastered ceiling. There’s an extractor now because we had problems with a flaking ceiling before due to moisture settling in …
Overboarding or mesh repair of a lath & plaster ceiling?
Dec 22, 2019 · The plaster of ceiling is quite hard but have long cracks. Looks its better to use mesh sheets rather than tape. Either we can cover the ceiling with glass-fiber mesh sheets and re-plaster it …
Remove lining paper off walls and ceilings and re-plaster?
Oct 10, 2021 · Vacuum over. Coat lath plaster with mix of pva and water and that is said to make solid but I've always coated the lathes with plaster and trowel over and when set it's solid. Then remove …
Best way to repair a hole in a plasterboard ceiling?
Oct 1, 2013 · I used bonding coat to glue the plasterboard on to the back of the plasterboard ceiling and screwed a couple of screws in to enable me to pull it on to the bonding.