weird surface on ceiling
- Thread starter grubar30
- Start date
Thanks Duncan,
I just did a search on vermiculite Yep, that's it. Why on earth did they use this stuff - it looks horrible and it's going to be a nightmare to take off (if that’s the way I go).
I was thinking of putting plasterboard over the top of it, but to do that, looks like I'll need to insert steel girters into the concrete slab that separates the unit above me, then secure the plasterboard onto the girters. This is what a plasterer told me. I'm not so sure if this is the way to go - the price alone will come to about $4K for a 75m2 unit.
I'm open to suggestions how to deal/rid myself of this stuff. Reason being I'm planning to renovate my unit and this look does not fit into the aesthetic plans.
Has anyone has experience with this stuff?
George
I just did a search on vermiculite Yep, that's it. Why on earth did they use this stuff - it looks horrible and it's going to be a nightmare to take off (if that’s the way I go).
I was thinking of putting plasterboard over the top of it, but to do that, looks like I'll need to insert steel girters into the concrete slab that separates the unit above me, then secure the plasterboard onto the girters. This is what a plasterer told me. I'm not so sure if this is the way to go - the price alone will come to about $4K for a 75m2 unit.
I'm open to suggestions how to deal/rid myself of this stuff. Reason being I'm planning to renovate my unit and this look does not fit into the aesthetic plans.
Has anyone has experience with this stuff?
George
Don't even think about trying to get it off, George. Especially in a whole unit. I'd say the plasterer means he'd put furing (or is it furring?) channels up. They're like timber battens. He'd fix the gyprock to the channels/battens.
You can get those ceilings spray painted, but they absorb lots of paint.
Or you can just not look up.
If it's an IP, I wouldn't bother doing anything.
Scott
You can get those ceilings spray painted, but they absorb lots of paint.
Or you can just not look up.
If it's an IP, I wouldn't bother doing anything.
Scott
Is this the stuff that can be seen on the ceilings of school classrooms, etc?
I have a unit with this stuff on the ceiling. I had considered getting it covered up with gyprock, but I had some potential renters look though, and their comment was 'cool ceiling' 
- so I am glad I didn't get it done
So you never know what people like, but I agree that if you are doing a major reno, then it really does need covering up.
Cheers
Mike
- so I am glad I didn't get it done So you never know what people like, but I agree that if you are doing a major reno, then it really does need covering up.
Cheers
Mike
There's been a couple of threads on vermiculite ceilings
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23853
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7478
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23853
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7478
i have this stuff in my unit, and yes its crap.
i looked at gyprocking the over the stuff, but it would have lowered my ceiling a bit too much, making the place looked smaller (its a 2 beddy unit)
i looked at scrapping the stuff off, but there is a thin layer of steel under it and that was going to cause problems.
in the end get some undercoat on it first you will need about 2 to 3 coats then just spray paint over the top. this will reduce alot of absorbtion from the top coat of paint.
in the end that was the cheapest and easiest option.
cheers
shaun
i looked at gyprocking the over the stuff, but it would have lowered my ceiling a bit too much, making the place looked smaller (its a 2 beddy unit)
i looked at scrapping the stuff off, but there is a thin layer of steel under it and that was going to cause problems.
in the end get some undercoat on it first you will need about 2 to 3 coats then just spray paint over the top. this will reduce alot of absorbtion from the top coat of paint.
in the end that was the cheapest and easiest option.
cheers
shaun
Hi guys,
Thanks for all the great responses…it’s helped in my decision.
I had a plasterer come out this morning and look into putting up a plasterboard ceiling. After much discussion it became obvious that there were too many issues (cost, unable to do certain areas, ceiling height dramatically reduced) with this…..like Simon said (no pun intended), looks like I’ll go the way of just repainting it and leaving it alone.
However, another issue came up in that I'm ripping out the existing kitchen and internal wardrobes in the bedrooms and this will leave a few ceiling areas exposed that didn’t have the vermiculite applied.
I rang up a painter this morning with specialises in ceilings (that's what the AD said) and he thinks I might have trouble getting a painter who deals in vermiculite application, to come out and just touch up a few areas - apparently they don’t see the job as being big enough...i.e., not worth their trouble....the painter said he sometimes deals with clients who’ve had this trouble, so what he does is create a mixture of plaster and paint and tries to mimic the look of the vermiculite…..it’s worth a go…..
In the end, I’m sure I’ll find an efficient and cost-effective solution to these issues….
Btw, all the renovation questions that I most likely will throw at the forum in the coming weeks, relate to the following unit that I purchased last week (it settles in a week)….my 3rd property and 2nd reno…I’m excited
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bi...&t=res&ty=&snf=rbs&ag=&cu=fn-rea&fmt=&header=
I’ll keep you posted!
Actually, I might start a separate thread and detail my progress.
George
Thanks for all the great responses…it’s helped in my decision.
I had a plasterer come out this morning and look into putting up a plasterboard ceiling. After much discussion it became obvious that there were too many issues (cost, unable to do certain areas, ceiling height dramatically reduced) with this…..like Simon said (no pun intended), looks like I’ll go the way of just repainting it and leaving it alone.
However, another issue came up in that I'm ripping out the existing kitchen and internal wardrobes in the bedrooms and this will leave a few ceiling areas exposed that didn’t have the vermiculite applied.
I rang up a painter this morning with specialises in ceilings (that's what the AD said) and he thinks I might have trouble getting a painter who deals in vermiculite application, to come out and just touch up a few areas - apparently they don’t see the job as being big enough...i.e., not worth their trouble....the painter said he sometimes deals with clients who’ve had this trouble, so what he does is create a mixture of plaster and paint and tries to mimic the look of the vermiculite…..it’s worth a go…..
In the end, I’m sure I’ll find an efficient and cost-effective solution to these issues….
Btw, all the renovation questions that I most likely will throw at the forum in the coming weeks, relate to the following unit that I purchased last week (it settles in a week)….my 3rd property and 2nd reno…I’m excited
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bi...&t=res&ty=&snf=rbs&ag=&cu=fn-rea&fmt=&header=
I’ll keep you posted!
Actually, I might start a separate thread and detail my progress.
George
