![]() ![]() Once the room is cleared and sheeted down, including the floor, you may need to install your temporary lighting and remove any light fittings in the ceiling and make safe any wires that you disconnect (don’t forget to isolate the supply first!). Don’t ask me how I discovered that little gem as a young apprentice! Lighting The dust is very fine in particle size and it gets everywhere, really, I mean it, everywhere! 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. All that mess comes from the accumulated dust on top of your old plasterwork and from within the plasterwork itself. You can also just make out the trestles which, when coupled with scaffold battens made a perfect working platform for removing this high ceiling. 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. But 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. 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). ![]() You can do it! At least the demo! Don't attack it like warfare.Uh oh….so you’ve got a period lath and plaster ceiling that needs to come down hmm? 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. Wear masks and googles and use heavy duty drop clothes to contain the mess. Use a reciprocating saw to get clean edges at the top of baseboards, etc. Just remove lathing up to corners or moldings. Your job will actually be easier over the long haul ( think wiring, lights, switches, hanging pictures, etc.). Also, new drywall is soooooo much easier to work with. Some remodeler (on the cheap!) used to drywall over the lath, but then your wall thickness changes and all your mouldings need to be removed. If the lathe is wood ( in 1880, probably), it will split and break as you attempt to remove the plaster layer. More will just continue to release with each seasonal temperature change. cons : your really beyond the patch phase, especially if you've got large sections that have released. I've lived in historic homes too! There's not really a "rule" about what to do. ![]()
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