Hello
In our house from 1978, we've torn out the upper floor to change the floor plan, etc. Today, various electrical conduits come through the ceiling where we won't have walls, so I'm considering replacing the ceiling to move the electrical wiring and tidy up. I measured the current ceiling panels, and they are 40 cm wide and about 2 m long; I've never seen anything like that in building supply stores, the ones I've seen are for cc 30 or cc 60?
Is it possible to get cc 40 panels nowadays at all?
If not, suggestions for other solutions to be able to use, e.g., cc 30 or cc 60 panels?
Regards /Micke
In our house from 1978, we've torn out the upper floor to change the floor plan, etc. Today, various electrical conduits come through the ceiling where we won't have walls, so I'm considering replacing the ceiling to move the electrical wiring and tidy up. I measured the current ceiling panels, and they are 40 cm wide and about 2 m long; I've never seen anything like that in building supply stores, the ones I've seen are for cc 30 or cc 60?
Is it possible to get cc 40 panels nowadays at all?
If not, suggestions for other solutions to be able to use, e.g., cc 30 or cc 60 panels?
Regards /Micke
If we differentiate between c/c measurements and the width of the boards. If the battens are set on c/c 40 today, you can use 1200*2400 mm wide drywall sheets and get a new smooth ceiling. Preferably, the battens should be nailed at c/c 30 cm, but c/c 40 cm also works.
But there are other ceiling options like huntonit, gipsplank, etc.
It depends on what you want!!
But there are other ceiling options like huntonit, gipsplank, etc.
It depends on what you want!!
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Why not plaster the ceiling? Neater than "finished" interior ceilings in my opinion.
Thanks for the answers. If you want to keep the existing spars, then plaster is probably best. The reason I asked is mostly because it would be so much easier if you could use pre-painted boards that are screwed into the paneling, but I can't find any for 40 cm spars. Since it's also a slanted ceiling, it becomes even more challenging to get a good finish with plaster where the slant meets the straight ceiling; the boards give a nice cut where you saw, I mean.
Is it appropriate to nail new spars with cc 40 on top of my existing boards and run electricity to finally put plaster, or is it safer to take down the existing ceiling to ensure the spars are secure enough to support plasterboards?
/Micke
Is it appropriate to nail new spars with cc 40 on top of my existing boards and run electricity to finally put plaster, or is it safer to take down the existing ceiling to ensure the spars are secure enough to support plasterboards?
/Micke
you can nail an extra glespanel next to the old glespanel and you will get 30 or 60 c/c
Yes, it seems that will have to be the method of nailing on additional sparse paneling, then I can choose if I have the energy to fill 80 sqm of plasterboard and save about 5000:- or opt for something like Byggmax ceiling which is ready after installation.
/Micke
/Micke