Old bloke on a mission..

[manbitescat]

Wotcha. I'm Steve and I could do with some advice. I'm refurbing our lounge, it's pretty big - 5.88 metres by 5 metres. I'm going to over board the ceiling, which is a lofty 3.1 metres. I've hacked out old cornice and chalk lined the joists and I'm putting in timber fillets round the edge. It's the original ceiling and imo has stood up pretty well over the last 100 years or so. No it's not perfectly even, it belly's out a bit in places, but overall not too bad. Couple of questions. 1) I'm planning on using 60mm drywall screws (drywall 12.5mm, old ceiling plaster around 16mm, lathes maybe 4mm) - In places where the ceiling is bellying, could I use washers to help the screws pull the old ceiling back up to the joists? 2) Are drywall screws the best idea when screwing into joists? Included couple of snaps, any advice gratefully received.

 

[Monkey Boy]

75mm screws for that
(don’t tell anyone but I 3.5mm pilot hole aswell because despise ratchet drivers types wazzing big screws in to everything because they can)

 

[The Hobo]

and another cornice bites the dust so sad

 

[manbitescat]

Pilots - yes, make life easier. Next question - Twin thread or coarse?

 

[manbitescat]

and another cornice bites the dust so sad

To be replaced with identical new plaster cornice...

 

[Lastlaff]

@The Hobo - there you go mate a nice bit of cornice in Holyrood Palace.

 

[ChrispyUK]

Wotcha. I'm Steve and I could do with some advice. I'm refurbing our lounge, it's pretty big - 5.88 metres by 5 metres. I'm going to over board the ceiling, which is a lofty 3.1 metres. I've hacked out old cornice and chalk lined the joists and I'm putting in timber fillets round the edge. It's the original ceiling and imo has stood up pretty well over the last 100 years or so. No it's not perfectly even, it belly's out a bit in places, but overall not too bad. Couple of questions. 1) I'm planning on using 60mm drywall screws (drywall 12.5mm, old ceiling plaster around 16mm, lathes maybe 4mm) - In places where the ceiling is bellying, could I use washers to help the screws pull the old ceiling back up to the joists? 2) Are drywall screws the best idea when screwing into joists? Included couple of snaps, any advice gratefully received.

You may as well pull it down now.

 

[BryanJ]

Wotcha. I'm Steve and I could do with some advice. I'm refurbing our lounge, it's pretty big - 5.88 metres by 5 metres. I'm going to over board the ceiling, which is a lofty 3.1 metres. I've hacked out old cornice and chalk lined the joists and I'm putting in timber fillets round the edge. It's the original ceiling and imo has stood up pretty well over the last 100 years or so. No it's not perfectly even, it belly's out a bit in places, but overall not too bad. Couple of questions. 1) I'm planning on using 60mm drywall screws (drywall 12.5mm, old ceiling plaster around 16mm, lathes maybe 4mm) - In places where the ceiling is bellying, could I use washers to help the screws pull the old ceiling back up to the joists? 2) Are drywall screws the best idea when screwing into joists? Included couple of snaps, any advice gratefully received.

Get the plasterer back should have lasted more than 100 years.
Ask for money back, should not have paid him.

 

[The Hobo]

@The Hobo - there you go mate a nice bit of cornice in Holyrood Palace.View attachment 68181

must admit it was one of my better ones