Ceiling

[berka12]

Hello
The previous owner installed gypsum ceiling on the entire ground floor of the house, and they also filled the joints to get a smooth ceiling. I don't think there's any tape in the joints because now every seam has cracked.
We are in the process of renovating the living room and are wondering what to do about this. We are leaning towards installing a new Huntonit ceiling. Can it be attached to the existing gypsum ceiling, or do we have to tear it down and then attach a new ceiling?

 

[pennybridge]

Hello The previous owner installed ceiling plasterboard throughout the ground floor of the house and also filled the joints to achieve a smooth ceiling. I don't think there's any tape in the filled joints because now every joint has cracked. We are renovating the living room and are wondering what to do about this. We're leaning towards installing a new Huntonit ceiling. Can it be attached to the existing plasterboard ceiling, or do we need to tear it down first and then attach a new ceiling?

You should screw Huntonit to the battens, so just tear it down and do it right.

 

[NoOne2k]

You should screw huntonit into the furring strips so just tear it down and do it right

Out of pure curiosity, why must the gypsum be removed?

 

[pennybridge]

Out of pure curiosity, why must the plaster be removed?

Of course, if you can have the right CC and hit correctly with the screw, then the plaster can remain.

 

[berka12]

Thank you for the response.
Started to slowly tear down the gypsum ceiling and underneath was the old inner ceiling. Thought I would keep it.
Until I tore down the last panel and then found a hole where an old stove had been.
Is it possible to replace these panels/repair in some way, or is it better to tear it down to install a new one?

 

[useless]

Insert a couple of boards that are slightly longer than the hole is wide, screw them into the existing board, saw a piece that fits into the hole in a suitable material with the right thickness, and screw it into the boards.