I'm moving into a old terrace in Harrow. The ceiling are old lath and plaster, mostly cracked, when pushed there's movement there and in poor condition. A recommended builder has passed this by me 'I will not knock it down, I'll mesh over and plaster it twice, less messy and it won't come down'.
Looking at the old treads here no one likes pulling down lath & plaster. I looking for the best way of having flat smooth ceilings with downlighters installed too, for the long term. Option of battening on to the joists need to be soo deep, enough for the downlights, loft needs insulation added on top of first floor. So as skimmin2day says cut up to cornice, pull down, 12mm fireboard it and skim, undercoat, 2x paint. :RpS_mellow:
Looking at the old treads here no one likes pulling down lath & plaster. I looking for the best way of having flat smooth ceilings with downlighters installed too, for the long term. Option of battening on to the joists need to be soo deep, enough for the downlights, loft needs insulation added on top of first floor. So as skimmin2day says cut up to cornice, pull down, 12mm fireboard it and skim, undercoat, 2x paint. :RpS_mellow: