Re-boarding ceiling

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MrJuice said:

Nice job there OP

What factors would make you take the ceiling down and replace with board as opposed to overboarding?

I took the ceiling down in my room at my mum's place about 12 years ago. Very messy job but it did feel quite clean putting up new board and knowing all that soot had gone. We have a room above my room so I didn't add any insulation.

We did the kitchen ceiling a few year back and removed the old board and it was horrifically messy. Ocerboarding is much cleaner.

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hyphen said:

Did you do it yourself?

Boarded it myself. Got someone in to skim it.

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Saleen836 said:

Ask again in 10-12 months

If it cracks I'll let you know. :-)

I'm 98% sure it won't.

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Ceiling is still up. No cracks :-)

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Alucidnation said:

thebraketester said:

Ceiling is still up. No cracks yet:-)

FTFY

LOL.... I almost put "yet" but I thought I would let someone else have the pleasure.

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hyphen said:

thebraketester said:

Ceiling is still up. No cracks :-)

Is there a heavily used loft above though? As otherwise unlikely for any underlying issues to appear.

No, not really. I doubt we will have any problems with it.