Stretch ceiling?

[kjellon]

Does anyone know how it was done in the past?

I have a house with stretched ceilings in almost every room, the material is some form of textile.

I have an idea to use the same technique in the basement; I think the stretched ceilings are really nice.
I've surfed a bit and found some "modern" techniques for stretched ceilings, but I would like to know how it was done back in the day, so to speak.

I'm not interested in paper ceilings; I don't like the seams that come with this technique.

Anyone with tips?

Thanks in advance
Kjell

 

[verktygsgurun]

My father could do that; you would nail up burlap onto which you then glued some sort of paper. It's an art and not something you just learn like that. The ceilings are not recommended from a fire safety perspective.

 

[Eld]

Moreover, they break, crack, when the layers of paint become too many.

 

[Velveteen]

In a house from the late 1800s that a relative of mine owns, there are spänntak in all rooms. I think it's cardboard fastened with nails, but it could also be fabric. The problem is that the ceilings sag like "bags". Is there anything that can be done about it, or is it too late to renovate? Does anyone have an idea of what it might cost to re-stretch the ceilings, if that's even possible? They have become stiff over time. My relative wants to tear down all the ceilings and paint the boards, but I suspect it's rough planks meant to be hidden, so I'm trying to come up with another good material for the ceilings, something that doesn't feel too modern. Any tips?!

 

[Viveka Norlin1]

Does anyone know how it was done in the old days?

I have a house with tensed ceilings in almost every room, the material is some form of textile.

I have an idea to use the same technique in the basement, I think the tensed ceilings are really nice. I have surfed a bit and found some "modern" techniques for tensed ceilings, but I would like to know how it was done back in the day, so to speak.

I'm not interested in paper ceilings, I don't like the seams that come with this technique.

Anyone with tips?

Thanks in advance
Kjell