Kitchen ceiling replacement

[rimexboy]

Hi gents its the weekend so ive got time to do some work on my house,

i need to put another ceiling up in my kitchen but the joists are not level and are quite a bit out in some places they are about 25mm...

whats the best way of sorting this so i dont need half a tonne of plastering done to make it look good...

thanks simon

[seanandruby]

Maybe find the lowest point and rip some timbers down into long wedge shape, tack them on, then go through the plaster board and wedges with long plasterboard screws.

[lutonlagerlout]

have done this before by counter battening at 90 deg and using glazing glazing packers to straighten things up
btw used 2 by 2 sawn
LLL

[rimexboy]

thanks guys i had a go at this today i got some 4x2 and put a laser level up and then screwed the 4x2 to the old joists level.... and i also managed to get one sheet of plaster board up to lol...


thanks have a good weekend all

simon

[lutonlagerlout]

8 by 4 or 6 by 3?
:;):
LLL

[rimexboy]

not with you tony sorry i used 4x2 as sister Joists to hold my plasterboard ceiling...

[London Stone Paving]

The clues in the wink

Me thinks Luton is taking the peesh

[lutonlagerlout]

i meant the size of the 1 sheet you got up simon
tackers on site get around £2 per metre for tacking
LLL :;):

[rimexboy]

ha ha only a 8 x 4 and a couple of light holes too lol

[lutonlagerlout]

thats £5.76 banked then :;):
this time next year ......
LLL

[rimexboy]

i said to the mrs that the kitchen would be done like the rest of the house by 2012 so im running out of time now lol....

[London Stone Paving]

I was supposed to do some plaster boarding myself at the weekend but I discovered a rotten wall plate. Replaced that then on to the plaster boarding, then discovered a couple of rotten floor beams. Replaced them and in the end managed to get a piece in. Unfortunately mine was only a 6x3.

Teach me to buy an old house, every time I do something I discover something else that needs doing. I'll be skint in no time at this rate

[rimexboy]

oh thats the joys of doing your own stuff you find something wrong or rotten and have the chance of putting it right , at a fraction of the cost,

well im back to work tomorrow for a rest, ceiling up lights in and skimmed and all walls electrics in too, just letting it dry out now, its only taken a week to do and we only have the old sink still in place.... diy... all the way here im afraid...

[London Stone Paving]

I am very selective about what I do. I dont mind doing prep work for the trades but I wont attempt anything unless I know I can get the finish right. I'll be starting work on the patio this weekend, should be able to manage that.

[lutonlagerlout]

before and afters please steve
LLL