It sounds like distemper and /or limewash, both are a pain in the arse....you can buy a stabliser which will 'set' like a glaze and then you can paint it but it will look rough, failing that it will need papering, either lining paper or a relief paper that's going to stay up for a long time...another option is to board and skim, this isn't a task for a newbie though, a plasterer will charge you around 1-2 hundred depending on where you live and the size of it.
Yep,but it goes like this...
You score(gouge)all over the ceiling which cuts back to the plaster and then skim.
Two pieces of wood made to look like a *T* shape,6" nails hammered through the *T* piece so the point protudes about 1" or so.
I've seen it done by a plasterer. :-P
And be prepared to see it come back in the form of brown stains in as little as 12 months or more?
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It might, but I suspect the finish will be on the por side, but i can't see the ceiling, nor know what finish standards the OP expects. Personally if I'm decorating a room I'm going to live with for anytime I like a good finish.
Not at all, it works well (I was suspicious the first time I tried it) Whack the board up, just use longer screws/nails to hold it in place. Saves a lot of mess and effort pulling down the ceiling. A bodge? Yeah probably a bit of one, but compared to taking down the ceiling in a lived in house it's worth it.
Its not a bodge, double boarding ceilings is normal. Improves sound insulation and fire proofing to boot.
SilentBob wrote: > I've never hung paper on a wall, let alone on a ceiling. I really can't see
The moral of the story seems to be, "never pull lining paper from a ceiling unless you intend to put up a complete new ceiling ."
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