Ceiling Fixed At Wrong Centres .

[Stuart]

Ive just realised that I have fixed three of four plasterboard ceiling panels at 900mm centres totally forgetting to fix the cross pieces at the 450mm midway points as I intended .I was so keen to get on with it . The PB is the 9.5mm thickness and the width of the room is 53 " . I used screws at the joins and round the perimeter .I'm just taping the joins so there is no extra weight other than a couple of lightweight lamps which are screwed to the cross pieces .

Will this be OK .It seems to be all right ....?...I'd prefer to avoid taking the panels down again .

Stuart

[Phil L]

3 feet is no good, the boards will sag within a year, less if it's exposed to steam, take them down and start again.

[Lobster]

Why not just fix the cross-pieces to the joists from above (then screw through the pb from below as usual)?

David

[Stuart]

There are no joists above, David...This is a false ceiling 2 feet below the original one .It's just a 2" x2" framework screwed to the walls with crosspieces at the 900mm joins ...It's the midway ones I forgot to put in ... Anyway I've taken down the 3 plasterboard panels and I'l fix other cross pieces at 450mm centres and put them back .It won't take that long ..Glad I noticed before I put the wall boards up .

Stuart

[Chris Bacon]

Fix it at 4" to 6" centres, not just around the outside.

Mix up *sloppy* goop containing plaster and PVA. Force it between the sheets, and wipe off any excess that drips back out before it sets with a car sponge or similar.

[Chris Bacon]

Oops, didn't read that properly, AOL.

[Stuart]

I think you are maybe a wee bit confused Chris .The boards are fixed at the perimeter AND at the joins which are at 900mm .What I forgot to do was put up cross pieces at the midway point at 450mm . When I said I'm just taping the joins I didnt mean JUST tape .I am using joint filler as well ,of course .....I was talking about there being no skin to add extra weight . Anyway the boards are now down and extra cross pieces are going up . Hope thats clear now..lol

Stuart

[mcbrien410]

Stuart, is it possible to put some decorative (false) beams on the room side of the plasterboard but at 90 degrees to the wood supports above the plasterboard. Use say 2 inch x 1 inch and even put some scalloping on the edges with a spoke shave to give it the olde worlde looke.

Chris.

[Chris Bacon]

Yup, quite possibly.

Fairly clear... I'm very glad that *I've* never ballocksed up a simple job like that.

Oh, LMAO, BTW. HTH.

[Stuart]

Errrrrrrr..........Pass.