Ceiling on early 1900's house hallway

[Gina_Violet]

Hi,

We have an early 1900's house in London, which was two flats and we are converting back to one house. The stud wall has been removed Itin the hall and a plasterboard removed from part of the ceiling, revealing the badly damaged original ceiling above.

It's a bit of a mess with some of the ceiling still plasterboard and some the original. One idea is to remove the whole ceiling but after a google I see that lime plaster should be used. Is that correct?

 As said part of the ceiling has been plasterboard and skim since the 80's and then badly joined to the original lime plaster ceiling, the bad join hidden by the stud wall (shown in photo)

Ideally I wouldn't have to replace the whole thing, as it also means we have to get the cornice all replicated. We are trying to restore rather than remove.

Any advice would be appreciated.

[twice round the block]

Has someone put two layers of plasterboard up for fire protection due to the property being converted to flats?

[joe90]

1 hour ago, twice round the block said:

Has someone put two layers of plasterboard up for fire protection due to the property being converted to flats?

More than likely. A large job to remove it all and find new cornice but might end up giving a better finish. It all depends on how much can be restored, might be worth getting the opinion of a plasterer who specialises in restorations.

[nod]

Probably cheaper to overboard the ceiling and fix new cornice 

The ones that are on have been run on the ceiling Expect to pay around £100 per limier meter for cornice Supply and fix

[JohnMo]

I would speak to a decent plasterer. We did up an 1830 house, it had similar damaged cornice and lathe and plaster ceilings. He remoulded the cornice in place and made good everything with the correct materials. Once painted, you couldn't find where he had done any work.

[jayc89]

Someone with a bit of skill should be able to sort that for you - try googling "ornate plasterer" or similar in your area. There are also a couple of decent Facebook groups focusing on restoration of older properties (and trade recommendations) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/youroldhouseuk/ is pretty good. 

 

Lime plaster, realistically, is only needed on external walls - you can get away with gypsum on internal walls and ceilings.