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Guest room will now be a nursery
I am going to turn our guest room into our second baby's room (expected to arrive in January). I would like to take a poll as to if i should cover the ceiling with 1/4" dry wall or if i should rip off the existing drywall and put up new drywall?
Before you answer, the ceiling has a textured knock down plaster finish, which i hate. I want to make it smooth. Also there is some surface mounted wire molding that i would like to rework so it is in the ceiling. I guess the way i see it right now is i have to put up dry wall in both cases so why not do it right and take down the old drywall. What do you all think Thanks
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Take down the old. 1/4" drywall will sag if on the ceiling and look like hell.
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New baby? Congratulations! I suggest replacing the drywall with something you can periodically turn the hose on.
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I have often thought of SS walls and tile floors with washdown drains
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Empty the room. Tape plastic over the door. Tear it off and do it right.
It's a lot of work and a big mess. Good luck.
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Any job, big or small...
Do it RIGHT, or not at all.
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More than one way to skin a cat.... I did our entire upper floor from stipple ceiling to smooth quite easily with a minimum of mess.
Firstly it was a upper so attic ceiling and that made my choice easy, Z bar tracks, scraped the stipple along the track lines, strapped it with the Z bar and then hung 1/2" board. The electrical lighting I converted all to pot lights, but you can get 1, 1.5, or 2.25" extensions for any box out there. The Z bar can be trimmed to go around any surface wiremold. You come down a total of 1"... My reno is in it's 6th year and looks as good as the day it got the finish paint coat. Nothing beats a smooth ceiling and you don't need to have a huge insulation & drywall mess to make it happen.... Dirk Last edited by DAK47; 07-30-2014 at 01:12 AM. |
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I like Dirks fix. Minimal mess and hopefully the method encapsulates the electrical wires so they don't become an electrical hazard down the road when installing screws/nails. Might need to check the local code and see if it's authorized in your area.
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Thanks Mike and Dirk,
I will consider these and let everyone know what I do
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Congrats on the upcoming addition, post pictures when he/she arrives.
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Thanks! We are very excited or is that just all the coffee I am drinking
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Please be specific as to "board"....that's not drywall?
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Northern terminology I guess, board, sheetrock, gypsum, drywall, the pia stuff no one wants to deal with, but still drywall.
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Hey congrats on the up coming addition to the family.
Yeah I'd definitely check to see how it's insulated. If it's a two story home and this room is on the first floor I wouldn't worry much, but otherwise I'd hit the attic and give it a good look. That old blown crap will suck if you gut the ceiling and insulation costs are a pisser these days to have to replace it.
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Congratulatuons!
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