 |
|
01-28-2011, 03:01 PM
|
#1
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: dc metro
Posts: 947
|
Need to demo ceiling!
So I am getting some icyene spray foam insulation put in, but I need to demo the ceiling before they can spray the stuff. My question is, is my ceiling drywall or plaster? I can't really tell. Please see the pics! Obviously depending on what it is, i would need to demo differently. (The brown you see feels to be a paper/gympsm material, but the white stuff is really hard to the touch. )
If it's plaster, what's the best way to demo it? Thanks for any input!
sorry for the blurriness. the piece of wood is a stud i think. this was taken in the bathroom
Last edited by federer; 01-28-2011 at 03:04 PM.
|
|
|
Warning: The topics covered on this site include activities in which there exists the potential for serious injury or death. DIYChatroom.com DOES NOT guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this site. Always use proper safety precaution and reference reliable outside sources before attempting any home improvement task!
|
01-28-2011, 03:02 PM
|
#2
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: dc metro
Posts: 947
|
Need to demo ceiling!
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 03:04 PM
|
#3
|
|
Experienced
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Southern Michigan
Posts: 2,801
|
Need to demo ceiling!
Don't see any pics nor a link to them, I will tell you site unseen, if its plaster or drywall its a mess.
Plaster, wood lathe, wire lathe, dirt, dust, dust, dust oh yeh, did I mention dust.
Drywall, dirt, dust, dust, dust, dust oh yeh, did I mention dust.
__________________
When its all said and done there is usually more said than done
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 03:05 PM
|
#4
|
|
Experienced
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Southern Michigan
Posts: 2,801
|
Need to demo ceiling!
I could be wrong, but that looks like drywall, ya got it started, just keep on goin.
__________________
When its all said and done there is usually more said than done
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 03:05 PM
|
#5
|
|
the Musigician
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: I'm right here!
Posts: 10,404
|
Need to demo ceiling!
Your pics are too blurry, I can't tell what I'm looking at.
It almost looks like wet fiberboard.
DM
__________________
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Click
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
to see some of my original magic tricks and trick boxes!
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 03:05 PM
|
#6
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: dc metro
Posts: 947
|
Need to demo ceiling!
sorry pics is up now-let me get more pics. hopefuly more clear. thanks guys!
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 03:12 PM
|
#7
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: dc metro
Posts: 947
|
Need to demo ceiling!
ok uploading more pics. i took some of sideview and from the top....
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 03:15 PM
|
#8
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: dc metro
Posts: 947
|
Need to demo ceiling!
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 03:16 PM
|
#9
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: dc metro
Posts: 947
|
Need to demo ceiling!
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 03:36 PM
|
#10
|
|
Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Ontario
Posts: 437
|
Need to demo ceiling!
looks like dywall to me
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 03:46 PM
|
#11
|
|
gravity always wins
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Posts: 2,387
|
Need to demo ceiling!
Pics are still poor, but it looks like it could be plaster over drywall, or plaster over rock-lath.
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 05:03 PM
|
#12
|
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Vermont
Posts: 762
|
Need to demo ceiling!
In the 1st pic, it looks like wood lath. Also the final coating looks like a finish coat of plaster. Bit hard to tell, but I'm going to say plaster w/ wood lath. Can you pick away any of it with a knife to see if its a paper coating?
|
|
|
|
|
01-28-2011, 09:44 PM
|
#13
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: dc metro
Posts: 947
|
Need to demo ceiling!
my stupid phone camera sucks!!! yea so the white stuff is real hard, but the brown stuff that its glued to feels like paper. then there is also one final top coat you can kind of make out in the first pic. so assuming the worst that its plaster, how do i best demo it?
|
|
|
|
|
01-29-2011, 12:49 AM
|
#14
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 8,782
|
Need to demo ceiling!
Looks like 1/4" plaster on fiberboard as mentioned by DM. Cover the floor with newspaper, then a plastic tarp, then a blanket, then a vinyl tarp.... if tile.
Then spread 6 cardboard boxes under the immediate work area, side by side. Pull it off into the boxes, with a fan blowing outside nearby with a furnace filter taped to the front grill so not to burn the motor up from dust. Hey, it's late, tired....
Gary
__________________
Clothes taking longer to dry?
Clean the dryer screen in HOT water if using fabric softener sheets.
They leave a residue that impedes air-flow, costing you money.
Clean the ducting in the last six months? 17,000 dryer fires annually!
|
|
|
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Gary in WA For This Useful Post:
|
|
|
01-29-2011, 02:05 AM
|
#15
|
|
Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: BC Canada
Posts: 497
|
Need to demo ceiling!
whatever it is, it will still come down the same way, messy 
just minimize the mess as other stated above, sometimes works easier to cut into smaller pieces before you start ripping it down, with a sawzall (just be careful of pipes and wires), so your not ripping it apart piece by piece.
probably good to wear a dust mask, etc.
|
|
|
|
-->
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
