2007-08-22 03:14:26 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
first cover the floor, things will get messy. make a hole with a hammer then just pull. have fun, i know i would.
2007-08-22 03:20:43 · answer #1 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Removing Plasterboard
2016-10-13 10:01:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Punch a hole in the ceiling with a hammer check for insulation.Remove insulation if necessary you may able to push fiberglass batts out of the way,wear protective clothing and a mask. Cover the floor your going to have a lot of dust and pieces of plaster,pull down ceiling a lot of it will pull through the nails/screws remove them.
2007-08-22 05:47:17 · answer #3 · answered by petethen2 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
FIRST... ensure that the electricity is OFF (even if there ARE no ceiling lights) !! Nothing worse than hooking into some Romex with a wrecking-bar on accident.
Then... clear out that room, punch a whole with a hammer into the plasterboard and START PULLING !!
Once it's all down, you pull out the nails or back out the screws from the joists...
And you HIRE a local kid to do the clean up.
2007-08-22 14:09:27 · answer #4 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if the plaster board ceiling has an artex finish applied to it, you should have it checked out for an asbestos content, as some textured coatings contained asbestos (chrysotile) before 1999. If it only has a skimming on the plasterboard,then simply punch a hole between two joists and start prising the board from the joists. always wear the correct PPE & RPE.
2007-08-22 07:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by doug 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just knock a hole in the ceiling and pull the plasterboard down. it is not hard . when it has all been removed then pull all the old plasterboard nails out of the wooden joists ready for a new ceiling.
2007-08-22 10:49:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
remove furniture, cover or remove carpets, yank it down with a crowbar. watch out for pipes and cables
its going to get a mess no matter what you do so best get it over with on half an hour.
If you step back and think it looks bad, just be thankful its not lathe and plaster - now that really is a mess.
2007-08-22 03:40:41 · answer #7 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there insulation above the ceiling? I usually move any insulation first, before tearing down the ceiling, makes for an easier cleanup, particularly the blown in type insulation.
2007-08-22 03:32:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Can't think why you would but anyway if the ceiling is in a bedroom go up in the loft smash down.Down stairs invest in a crowbar and rip it down.
2007-08-26 02:21:50 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wear protective safety gear and make a good size hole in the plaster board and start pulling it down
2007-08-22 04:17:52 · answer #10 · answered by scarface 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can cut some sheetrock the same size as the hole and screw it to a wood strip that overlaps the existing ceiling. Once in place, you can fill with joint compound. You put screws through the patch into the wood strip and screws through the existing ceiling into the ends of the wood strips.
2016-05-19 22:27:33 · answer #11 · answered by lona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋