We are currently planning for the renovation of a bathroom in our house built by Mjöbäcksvillan in 1996. The bathroom ceiling is made of metal sheeting and seems to have been delivered as part of the house's wet room volume, resting on the bathroom walls (see attached drawing image).
I am now wondering before demolition if anyone else has experience with tearing down a metal sheet ceiling, and how to do this with the least impact on the walls and the overhead joist?
I am now wondering before demolition if anyone else has experience with tearing down a metal sheet ceiling, and how to do this with the least impact on the walls and the overhead joist?
After the demolition, I am now replying to myself in case it might help someone else.
When the demolition of tiles and clinker started, it turned out that the walls were also made of metal. The walls also lacked a traditional frame with studs. Instead, the metal sheets are bent and joined together with rivets in their seams. Therefore, the tiles were removed down to the metal sheets, which, after consulting with a carpenter, will continue to serve as the framework when rebuilding the bathroom.
The ceiling metal sheets began to be removed using a metal nibbler. It was used to make notches at each wall so that the metal screws at the top of the wall securing the ceiling could be accessed. Then the first metal sheet was removed by loosening the metal screws connecting it to sheet 2, allowing the first sheet to be taken down. This process continued until the last sheet was down.
To summarize, it has proven to be a very robust construction, though it complicates matters when trying to remodel. Neither the carpenters, tilers, electricians, nor plumbers consulted have encountered this type of construction in a villa before.
When the demolition of tiles and clinker started, it turned out that the walls were also made of metal. The walls also lacked a traditional frame with studs. Instead, the metal sheets are bent and joined together with rivets in their seams. Therefore, the tiles were removed down to the metal sheets, which, after consulting with a carpenter, will continue to serve as the framework when rebuilding the bathroom.
The ceiling metal sheets began to be removed using a metal nibbler. It was used to make notches at each wall so that the metal screws at the top of the wall securing the ceiling could be accessed. Then the first metal sheet was removed by loosening the metal screws connecting it to sheet 2, allowing the first sheet to be taken down. This process continued until the last sheet was down.
To summarize, it has proven to be a very robust construction, though it complicates matters when trying to remodel. Neither the carpenters, tilers, electricians, nor plumbers consulted have encountered this type of construction in a villa before.
