pressed tin ceiling or plaster

[Slobba]

i have bought an old house that has pressed tin ceilings in the bedrooms/Hallway and in the lounge..the tin is in perfect condition as they were painted in enamel about 40 years ago, but the thing is everyone who sees the ceilings say "what are you going to do with them"...personally i 'm not that keen on them, exept the lounge ceiling as its big BUT i also like plaster ceilings with a nice big cornice.

so my question is : what would you do ? plaster or keep the tin

[rod@plasterbrok]

That is quite a personal choice that only you can make.

There is no reason to remove them. Only you own preference to the way YOU want your house to look should be the factor, if they are in good condition not in need of replacement.

[rod1949]

Curiosity. Why did you buy if you don't like it?

Now I'm not having a go at ya, but it always intregiuges me people pay sqwillions of quids for an existing place and then rip the hell out of it. Why don't they build what they want from the start and save sqwillions.

[juan]

Curiosity. Why did you buy if you don't like it?

Now I'm not having a go at ya, but it always intregiuges me people pay sqwillions of quids for an existing place and then rip the hell out of it. Why don't they build what they want from the start and save sqwillions.

There are many reasons people buy a property and I suspect the style of ceilings is not high on the popular list of reasons. Often one is forced to buy a property with features they do not like simply to get into the area they desire to live.
Finding a home that meets your preference in an area you desire is often either very expensive or like finding rocking horse manure. Starting from scratch may well mean demolishion of a sound structure and may really end up costing u sqwillions of quids. That is of course unless u are happy to go way out into the outer suburbia and buy a block of land. We thought long and hard about the area we wanted to live and then looked for available properties for 2 years before an opportunity arose. There were some things we did not like about the house but they can and are being changed(yes we are ripping the hell out of it) but the area is what it is all about for us.

Cheers

[Slobba]

Curiosity. Why did you buy if you don't like it?

i have had my eye on the old place for a few years..it came on the market so i grabbed it..

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[rmartens]

I know someone with the same type ceiling you have. They made all effort to restore the tin and repaint as some areas were rusty. Having a tin ceiling is very rare and unique.
I think you should keep and remind people who ask that you try finding a tin ceiling.
You will lose the character if you remove and may cut yourself trying to remove.
Research the history of the tin ceilings. If you remove the tin ceiling you may lose the feeling and character.

[echnidna]

[Joister]

i'm with keeping the tin ceiling as well - you can always remove it later if you so desire but it'd be hard to get back - i'd be keeping it - i live in the inner west (Sydney) and some of my favourite places to visit are the pubs with pressed ceilings - they're not just a rare find but aesthetic as well (and in your case seem to make a good talking point as well)

[rod@plasterbrok]

One of the best examples of a pressed tin ceiling I have seen is in a cafe in Cygnet, a small town south of Hobart, Tasmania.

It is a huge area and in great condition. I was a bit taken back by it when entering the building, if for nothing else, the sheer size of the area.

[TJAY]

Personally I'd keep the tin.

But then I'm biased as it was the beautiful cathedral pressed tin ceiling that made us instantly fall in love with the dump we bought. 2 weeks up a scaffold on my back scrubbing years and years of crime and tobacco stains and a few coats of high gloss white made it even more spectacular.

[Slobba]

thanks for the answers and it looks like the ceilings are staying, but all the baltic pine lining boards on the walls are going...the walls will be plaster...i will post up a few pics of the tin ceilings in a few days time