Can you identify this ceiling material
#1
12-19-14, 04:05 PM
Can you identify this ceiling material
Hello everyone,
Not sure what ceiling material this is in my garage (old 1920's row home in Philadelphia), but I want to take this down so I can insulate, then install sheetrock.
My question is, can you tell what this is? I don't want to run into any problems removing it (hoping it's not a material requiring abatement like asbestos).
I thought it could be plaster or some type of concrete or mortar because there are metal rails that makes up this ceiling.
Thanks.
From in garage:
Close up:
Above garage (in between joists):
With flashlight to highlight:
Not sure what ceiling material this is in my garage (old 1920's row home in Philadelphia), but I want to take this down so I can insulate, then install sheetrock.
My question is, can you tell what this is? I don't want to run into any problems removing it (hoping it's not a material requiring abatement like asbestos).
I thought it could be plaster or some type of concrete or mortar because there are metal rails that makes up this ceiling.
Thanks.
From in garage:
Close up:
Above garage (in between joists):
With flashlight to highlight:
#2
12-19-14, 09:26 PM
Group Moderator
That looks like plaster over lath. I have no idea of the composition of the plaster though.
Another reader may have an idea.
Another reader may have an idea.
#3
12-20-14, 05:03 AM
The metal rails you are referring to are actually part of the lath known as " expanded lath". The cement material, judging by the way it is decaying near the water or heat pipes , is probably gypsum plaster basecoat mixed with sand aggregate. It may, considering this is a garage, contain asbestos. A test is relatively cheap.
