Hi all,

I've removed all the plaster from a box room as it was blown and loose, am now thinking about dot+dabing the room myself before i get a plasterer in to skim

I have a ceiling whict is slat and plaster? and looks like it has dropped slightly in a small section. I was planning on overboarding this with plasterboard and screws. Should I Do the ceiling before I do the walls? I do plan to add coving once the plasterer has done his bit

Also, around the window reveal, all the plaster is removed. I can see into the wall cavity at the sides and above. Should I plasterboard this as normal? Or build it up to a correct level with plywood first and plasterboard on top of that. The upper part of the window reveal did have a wooden board there originally, but was damaged so I removed it

Many Thanks

newbie and learning.........

cheers

Hi,
welcome to the forum. I'm not a tradesman, but have done what you did to my whole house and plastered it all myself, so I have a bit of experience under my belt. I would board over the existing ceiling. You would probably get a more level ceiling by taking the existing one down and boarding straight onto the joists, but the difference is likely to be marginal and not worth the extra mess, because it will make one hell of a mess. If it's upstairs, I would recommend going into the attic and pushing something down through the ceiling at either side of the joist, doing each joint andmaking the holes at both sides of the room. I use a cordless drill for this. When you look up at the ceiling you will see the holes, which will identify where your joists are. A chalkline strung across it, in the middle of the holes will give you the joist centres. It also helps to mark the joist positions on the walls too. Just fit your boards edges to the lines you have marked and screw them every foot or so (I think!). It's important to have the board edges supported.

How much of a gap between the window frame and reveal? If it's quite large you may have to pack it out with timber, upon which you can just screw into it.

A few pics of the area in question would be great. The experts on here will be able to give you the best way forward.

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