If you have to sheet down some stuff, I would recommend that you include a polythene layer as the dust is often fine enough to go through the average dust sheet. The dust is very fine in particle size and it gets everywhere, really, I mean it, everywhere ! You can also just make out the trestles which, when coupled with scaffold battens made a perfect working platform for removing this high ceiling.Īll that mess comes from the accumulated dust on top of your old plasterwork and from within the plasterwork itself.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, this kitchen was coming out. Seriously, it makes so much dust that I recommend that you remove everything from the room and seal off the doors with masking tape before you start. Before you start please consider………”The mess” Electrical screwdrivers for removing old light fittings.Rubble sacks (or Gorilla style tubs if you have a skip).Dust protection such as Polythene and dustsheets.Optional other gear… (depending on your situation) Shovel, sweeping brush, dustpan etc and vacuum cleaner (preferably not the missus’s best one!). Pick axe (optional but useful for getting the old laths down).Working platform, sturdy step ladders or builders trestles etc.Some Tools… (obviously, unless you’re really, really strong…)įortunately you won’t need many and you may already have them in your tool kit. What you need to take down a lath & plaster ceiling…. Fair enough then, enough with the burb, lets get on with the job.
#Ceiling plaster how to
Taking lath and plaster down should arguably be a last resort though, (if you want to repair your lath and plaster ceiling, follow the link to the “ How to Repair Lath and Plaster Ceilings” page next door instead).īut if your ceilings are economically beyond repair, it’s understandable that you want all the mess out of the way now, while you are still upside down. Luckily, it’s not all bad news, but I won’t lie to you, it can be hard work and very messy! That said, taking down a lath and plaster ceiling is an perfectly possible DIY project, even for relative beginners. Uh oh….so you’ve got a period lath and plaster ceiling that needs to come down hmm?
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