Boarding over a ceiling

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OldPlasterGuy

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Hi, I need to put plasterboard over an old ceiling but I can't tell where the joists are to screw into, so any tips on the best way to do it?

Thanks
 
Stevieo said:
The ceiling.

The places where the hammer doesn't make a hole are the joists.
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Oh i see.

I have been using a drill to drill either side of the joist to mark them out but it's difficult to do from above as a lot of it's boarded over, and it's filled with loose insulation, which keeps falling through. I can do it from below but im worried i may hit a pipe or cable.

it's also a very old ceiling so if i start bashing it with a hammer it might come down.
 
Screwdriver hammer pencil at ready once you've found them do both sides of the ceiling then get yourself a string line screw screws on one side then pluck the other side.
Also would be a good idea to use 6by3 and get your self some dead man clamps b@q two is ideal.. That way or you can struggle.
 
OldPlasterGuy said:
Oh i see.

I have been using a drill to drill either side of the joist to mark them out but it's difficult to do from above as a lot of it's boarded over, and it's filled with loose insulation, which keeps falling through. I can do it from below but im worried i may hit a pipe or cable.

it's also a very old ceiling so if i start bashing it with a hammer it might come down.
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So take up a few planks upstairs and see what the crack is.and drill gently. You'll feel the bit go through the ceiling right enough.
 
OldPlasterGuy said:
Hi, I need to put plasterboard over an old ceiling but I can't tell where the joists are to screw into, so any tips on the best way to do it?

Thanks
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Do you intend to get a plasterer to skim the ceiling? Because he'll overboard it in about ten minutes for not very many pounds and save you all the trouble.
lurpak said:
Find one then every 40cm be abother

Watch out for joins so do both sides ceiling make sure matches
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Or 16". What's all this 40cm anyway, you cock eyed c**t? It's 400 mm. FOUR HUNDRED MILLIMETRES!!!!!!!

People like you make me sick. Worked with a fella last year who couldn't work a tape. Could never make head nor tail of any measurement that he shouted down.

One metre, six inches, twenty millimteres and two.

What?

One metre, six inches, twenty millimteres and two.

Two what?

Then down he'd climb and show me what he meant on the tape.

In millimeteres, you stupid c**t.

Okay, Okay. No need to get angry.

One meter eight.

What?

One metre and eight.

Eight fuckign what? One point eight? One metere 8 mm? What?

Inches. One metre eight inches.
 
Stevieo said:
Do you intend to get a plasterer to skim the ceiling? Because he'll overboard it in about ten minutes for not very many pounds and save you all the trouble.


Or 16". What's all this 40cm anyway, you cock eyed c**t? It's 400 mm. FOUR HUNDRED MILLIMETRES!!!!!!!

People like you make me sick. Worked with a fella last year who couldn't work a tape. Could never make head nor tail of any measurement that he shouted down.

One metre, six inches, twenty millimteres and two.

What?

One metre, six inches, twenty millimteres and two.

Two what?

Then down he'd climb and show me what he meant on the tape.

In millimeteres, you stupid c**t.

Okay, Okay. No need to get angry.

One meter eight.

What?

One metre and eight.

Eight fuckign what? One point eight? One metere 8 mm? What?

Inches. One metre eight inches.
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Another nice story steven. Might read it to be toddler to get him to sleep
 
lurpak said:
Listen, you sausage. Just because you got booted off the painters forum doesn’t mean your a spread, you slag. Take your armless body to the dung
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Huh. I pooh pooh your insults. You'd do better picking on @gps. He's enough of a mong to fall for it. You'll have to up your game with me, Spack-tard.
 
Stevieo said:
Huh. I pooh pooh your insults. You'd do better picking on @gps. He's enough of a mong to fall for it. You'll have to up your game with me, Spack-tard.
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Boarding over a ceiling
 
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