Repair or replace bathroom ceiling?
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Repair or replace bathroom ceiling?
I'm getting ready to remodel my master bathroom and I want to take care of the ceiling first. The previous owner painted the ceiling in a stucco style with mixed results. The paint has lots of cracks in it and is peeling in places. I want to get rid of this mess but I don't know if I should try to remove the old paint with a scraper and sander (a mess), or if I should hang a new ceiling below the old one. It's a relatively small bathroom and the ceiling runs about 5 feet by 7 feet. Any ideas on what I can do with a minimum mess and headaches?
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Mcrowley. I had the same problem w. a wall bigger than your ceiling in what is now the nursery, where it had a very stubborn stucco like paint on it. I put 3/8" sheetrock (lighter, cheaper) over the wall and taped/mudded. It looks great after 2 coats primer and 2 coats paint. I am NOT a patient man nor a great mudder but it looks 110% better. Sanding it would have left me wondering if it will come out nice. I used a studfinder to locate the studs and then used a sheetrock saw to REALLY locate the studs. Then ran the new rock. NEVER missed a stud w. a screw.
If the ceiling does not have a ceiling light consider one now as it will be easier prior to putting up sheetrock.
Peace: e3
If the ceiling does not have a ceiling light consider one now as it will be easier prior to putting up sheetrock.
Peace: e3