HeatingEngineerGoneWild Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Hi all, I'm currently renovating my bathroom in a property built in 1898. Having removed the ceiling and old ceiling battens I'm looking to install the new required timbers for the ceiling. There is only one truss within the bathroom area and another quite a distance just outside of the bathroom area. My plan is to counter batten but I'm struggling to find info on what the max span for 2x2's destined to hold the weight of plasterboard and plaster would be. I know I will have to fit new ceiling joists but if anyone could advise me on the max distance between them, that would great. TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Are you wanting a vaulted ceiling? Was the ceiling vaulted before? What insulation are you putting in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatingEngineerGoneWild Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 (edited) We were toying with the idea of a vaulted ceiling but have decided against it due to the work involved. So just a standard level ceiling is what we've decided on. All I've done is remove the lath and plaster and the existing battens which were all over the shop and very sparsely fixed. Regarding insulation I was considering using insulated plasterboard and earthwool above. Edited August 20 by HeatingEngineerGoneWild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 I think you are referring to ceiling joists. The span determines the size of timber needed. I'm guessing 3x2 or 4x2 will do as it only looks like a 3m span. The distance between the ceiling joists is determined by the rafter spacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Forget 2x2s, you'll want 4x2s as per above (with noggins.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatingEngineerGoneWild Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 20 hours ago, bassanclan said: I think you are referring to ceiling joists. No, I was actually meaning battens What I had ripped out previous to this photo was 2x2's spanning an extreme length and I thought about replicating it with a few ceiling joists added to add extra support/fixings. But I'll ignore all of that and continue as your posted diagram states. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Battens usually refer to 2x1 timber on the outside of the roof to nail in the rows of tiles/slates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatingEngineerGoneWild Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 My mistake, I thought what I was referring to were counter battens. Duly noted. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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