the upstairs ceilings in my house have seen better days - 1930s house with 
lathe and plaster work -
all the artex has been removed and all the ceilings are in a pretty sorry 
state (loose plaster and stuff), what would be the easiest
way to repair with minimal mess, i was considering doing a plasterboard 
sized patch at a time and knocking
all the old plaster off - using the lathes to keep as much filth in the loft 
as possible

"mark"  wrote in message 
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> the upstairs ceilings in my house have seen better days - 1930s house with 
> lathe and plaster work -
> all the artex has been removed and all the ceilings are in a pretty sorry 
> state (loose plaster and stuff), what would be the easiest
> way to repair with minimal mess, i was considering doing a plasterboard 
> sized patch at a time and knocking
> all the old plaster off - using the lathes to keep as much filth in the 
> loft as possible
>


You could just plasterboard over the whole lot.

Rob Graham

"Rob graham"  wrote in message 
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> "mark"  wrote in message 
> news:1122901971.30549.0@nnrp-t71-03.news.uk.clara.net...
>> the upstairs ceilings in my house have seen better days - 1930s house 
>> with lathe and plaster work -
>> all the artex has been removed and all the ceilings are in a pretty sorry 
>> state (loose plaster and stuff), what would be the easiest
>> way to repair with minimal mess, i was considering doing a plasterboard 
>> sized patch at a time and knocking
>> all the old plaster off - using the lathes to keep as much filth in the 
>> loft as possible
>>
>
> You could just plasterboard over the whole lot.
>
> Rob Graham


and fix straight into the old lathes ? - other problem with that is the 
ceiling "curves" in on the walls that are outward facing - must of been an 
old idea to make the ceilings higher - makes it difficult to just 
plasterboard over - its like coving but built in.

"mark"  wrote in message 
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> "Rob graham"  wrote in message 
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>>
>> "mark"  wrote in message 
>> news:1122901971.30549.0@nnrp-t71-03.news.uk.clara.net...
>>> the upstairs ceilings in my house have seen better days - 1930s house 
>>> with lathe and plaster work -
>>> all the artex has been removed and all the ceilings are in a pretty 
>>> sorry state (loose plaster and stuff), what would be the easiest
>>> way to repair with minimal mess, i was considering doing a plasterboard 
>>> sized patch at a time and knocking
>>> all the old plaster off - using the lathes to keep as much filth in the 
>>> loft as possible
>>>
>>
>> You could just plasterboard over the whole lot.
>>
>> Rob Graham
>
> and fix straight into the old lathes ? - other problem with that is the 
> ceiling "curves" in on the walls that are outward facing - must of been an 
> old idea to make the ceilings higher - makes it difficult to just 
> plasterboard over - its like coving but built in.
>


But you'd need to skim the plasterboard anyway (ideally), and you'd make 
good the gaps at the edge with plaster (prior to skimming - not all at 
once).

Rob