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25th February 2008, 02:02 PM #1
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Water Damaged Ceiling Gyprock/ Removing Wavy Cornice/
Hi All,
Have just found this forum and as a first home buyer wanted any advice about removing gyprock/cornaces.
I want to remove the gyprock ceiling of my laundry. It has damage from a leaking shower above. Is it possible to remove the ceilng and keep the existing cornace, or do you generally remove the lot.
Also, I have wavy cornace along one wall in a bedroom. I have seen a post that says you just use a stanley knife to cut along the paint and then just ply it off with a paint stripper. What about the corners?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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26th February 2008, 12:50 AM #2
rob
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Hi and welcome
this is not the hardest job but can seem it .gyprock and cornice are both cheap so i would rip it all down and start again which will be a lot easier.
cut sheets to size screw to ceiling
tape the join best to use the paper tape and back block if it is possible .
then fill the join .
them cut the cornice to size
them install the conice .
i have just done this to my bathroom but used old style plasterglass cornice . a little more expensive but it was in keeping with the rest of the house and looks great .
best of luck
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26th February 2008, 09:48 AM #3
Hey
If there is nothing wrong with the gyprock alongside the cornice (say 50mm all round, then I would suggest running a straight edge all the way around and cutting through the ceiling with a stanley knife and replacing just the ceiling. Then you can finish off the joint where it meets the 50mm edge.
If it is damaged then replace the lot as per jags suggestion.
cheers
dazzler
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26th February 2008, 04:52 PM #4
quality + reliability
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Hmm Dazzler I have got to agree with Jags on this one. Replacing the lot is the way to go. Lot less work than leaving a 50mm strip around the edge. Also down 2 side you would have to nogg of screw cleats to fix the new board to. Then you would be trowelling a butt join right around the ceiling.
No thanks wayto hard for the cost of cornice.
For the wavey cornice in the bedroom: 1st you have to identify why it is wavey. If it is due to crooked ceiling or wall framing, then you have a major job to fix it. You would have to correct the framing before replacing the cornice.
If it is due to a saging ceiling because a screw was missed then you can re screw the ceiling into position after releasing the adhesive holding the cornice to the wall. Not a particularly easy job but it can be done. If it has simply been put up wrong then removal and replacement may be the way to go.
CheersGreat plastering tips at
www.how2plaster.com
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