I have a plan to create an alcove in my son's bedroom with photo murals on the sloped ceiling and walls. This is something he will appreciate for about 3-4 years and then probably outgrow, so I would like to be able to restore the ceiling afterward. Today there are fairly large tretex panels in the ceiling, from around 1965.
The measurements of the sloped ceiling are 270 wide and 200 high (length from the wall to the ceiling) and it has about a 34-degree incline.
I'm considering installing thin boards with as few fastening points as possible to be able to unscrew them when we want to restore it, but I'm unsure about how many fastening points I need, as I don't want to risk the boards falling onto the bed or sagging under their own weight. Choice of board in that case? Hardboard 3 mm is at least thin.
Are there other options? I don't think my son will care if the surface isn't completely smooth, so a restoration wallpaper as a base might be an idea, but then I must be able to take it down without damaging the ceiling panels later.
Any good tips?
The measurements of the sloped ceiling are 270 wide and 200 high (length from the wall to the ceiling) and it has about a 34-degree incline.
I'm considering installing thin boards with as few fastening points as possible to be able to unscrew them when we want to restore it, but I'm unsure about how many fastening points I need, as I don't want to risk the boards falling onto the bed or sagging under their own weight. Choice of board in that case? Hardboard 3 mm is at least thin.
Are there other options? I don't think my son will care if the surface isn't completely smooth, so a restoration wallpaper as a base might be an idea, but then I must be able to take it down without damaging the ceiling panels later.
Any good tips?
Paste the tretex and tear it down and redo it in 3-4 years instead
Thanks for the input.
The thing is, I'm moderately eager to redo the entire ceiling (which, by the way, is nice), but that might be where we're headed...
So, the options; A, use a board which does the photo wallpaper the most justice today (smooth surface), but risks ruining the ceiling, or B, wallpaper directly on the ceiling (maybe with a restoration wallpaper underneath?) and then just go with it and redo the ceiling, (or try to paint over the photo wallpaper and hope it turns out okay).
Went to look at boards, and the hardboard was too flimsy I think, but there's renovation plasterboard that's 7 mm...
The thing is, I'm moderately eager to redo the entire ceiling (which, by the way, is nice), but that might be where we're headed...
So, the options; A, use a board which does the photo wallpaper the most justice today (smooth surface), but risks ruining the ceiling, or B, wallpaper directly on the ceiling (maybe with a restoration wallpaper underneath?) and then just go with it and redo the ceiling, (or try to paint over the photo wallpaper and hope it turns out okay).
Went to look at boards, and the hardboard was too flimsy I think, but there's renovation plasterboard that's 7 mm...