Plastering the ceiling?

Question

So a chunk of the plastering on my kitchen ceiling has collapsed (bath overflowed in the room above). Theres a hole say 2 meters by 2 wide. The current plastering doesnt look like plasterboard and its help up by plaster which has been pushed shrough lots of cracks in small planks above it.

what materials will i need to fix this?

Answer 1

this is traditional plastering, must be quite an old house where they plastered onto battoning instead of out more modern way of plastering bricks, blocks or plasterboard.

i would really recomend getting a professional in to look at this as it sounds like some more may come down if you have had a water leak, plus its not that easy to do if you dont have a clue what you are doing.

Answer 2

The old plaster is a stucko type material...the planks are actually the backer or framework which holds it in place. If the planks are still in good shape then a typical stucko plaster should work fine...the trick is the finishing texture.

Answer 3

I would tidy up the shape to a rectangle and cut plasterboard to fit. If you are not good at plastering, get a professional to skim it over. You can get plasterboard in different thicknesses to match the depth of the area. Secure with plasterboard screws.

Answer 4

thats called lath plastering what you see you can get a stanley knife cut back to nearest joists then put plasterboard in and plaster or get thistle bonding and apply thickly to level of ceiling then skim over with a finish plaster

Answer 5

Use watered down unibond to prime any of the loose plaster around the edges then let it dry overnight then add jointing tape if you can.
That lime based plaster is very powdery.

Answer 6

make the hole nice and square,take the latts off(the vissable timbers),get some plaster boards and nail them to your joists, then skim over with plaster. make sure you unibond the plaster boards before plastering with multi-finish plaster, spread it out nice and even give another skim and keep polishing it with a float to give it a nice polished finish.
if not sure e. mail for further instructions. hope this helps.good luck.

Answer 7

Claim on your buildings insurance and get a professional in. they don't normally push plaster through laths. and cracks and planks.............you need someone who knows what they are doing!