Renovation of Inner Attic - Have I Bitten Off More Than I Can Chew?

[FilipS]

Nice to hear. Then it's just a matter of getting started with scraping off paint, in other words. Thanks for the tips with water and possibly construction plastic!

Do you think the entire ceiling needs to be skim coated after I've removed the paint and filled the holes? I'm thinking it might show where I've spackled each hole since the joint compound might get a smoother/different surface than the actual ceiling plaster. Or am I wrong?

As I said - a big thank you for your invaluable help!

 

[FilipS]

Yep, it looks like it, the plaster looks really nice in those pictures, there’s no doubt it's the paint that’s peeling.
But if you're going to paint, my opinion is that you have to remove all the old paint and clean thoroughly, otherwise, it will start peeling again after a while.
If you're lucky, everything is loose, just scrape it off with a spatula. If it's on harder, you can test and see how the paint reacts to water or by gluing construction plastic on the ceiling and tearing the paint down.

Good to hear. Then it's just a matter of starting to scrape off the paint. Thanks for the tips with water and possible construction plastic!

Do you think the entire ceiling needs to be skim coated after I've removed the paint and filled the holes? I'm thinking that it may show where I've filled each hole as the gypsum plaster might have a smoother/different surface than the actual ceiling plaster. Or am I wrong?

As I said - thank you so much for your invaluable help!

 

[cpalm]

Do you think the entire ceiling needs to be filled after I've removed the paint and filled the holes? I think it might show where I've filled each hole as the gypsum plaster might have a smoother/different surface than the actual ceiling plaster. Or am I wrong?

No, you probably won't avoid filling and sanding if you want a smooth and nice surface.
Gypsum plaster gets roughly the same grainy texture as the rest of the plaster so if you're meticulous, it might not be necessary just for the sake of the repairs.
Everything depends on how well the paint you use fills out, but I don't have a good understanding of modern ceiling paint.

P.S. when you fill the holes, don't forget to vacuum away all loose plaster dust and moisten the edges properly, otherwise, it's difficult to make it stick.

 

[FilipS]

No, you probably won't be able to avoid full surface filling and sanding if you want a smooth and nice surface. Gypsum plaster does get about the same grainy texture as the rest of the plaster, so if you're careful, it might not be necessary just for the sake of the repairs. Everything depends on how well the paint you use fills, but I'm not that familiar with modern ceiling paint.

P.S. when you're filling the holes, don't forget to vacuum away all loose plaster dust and dampen the edges properly, otherwise it's hard to get it to stick.

Okay! Hopefully, I've got a handle on things now, just the work left to do

A huge thank you to everyone for all the help - incredibly kind!

 

[FilipS]

Now I got a little scared after reading this thread as I have a condominium with just such tiles in the ceiling myself. They don't bother me, they fit quite well here, but how did you find out there was mold under them?

Hi! Sorry to scare you! I actually didn't see it until I started tearing it down, I had already decided to remove it, so the fact that it was mold just made my decision even easier. Hopefully no danger in your case!