Best way to deal with bumpy plastered ceiling

Question

What's best to do with a bumpy and slightly cracked ceiling? Should we bring the whole lot down and start again, board over or is it possible to skim it?

Tyler · Answer

Pva it and re-skim using a speedskim but also just gently push on the ceiling to see if it bounces if that's the case screws would have popped, then fill and sand then paint. 
With the crack slitlghtly scrap at a angle fill and sand then paint but this can depend on how much the ceiling is bumpy and how big the crack 
Is.

Kevin · Answer

As long as the ceiling is soundly fixed yes it can be skimmed over as long as its unibonded correctly

Patrick · Answer

Best to find timber joist Mark there centers and overboard with long enough dry wall screws and skim less mess no skip there's only one right way and many wrong ways

Lee · Answer

For the best solution, drop ceiling n reboard, or if you have the height erect a false ceiling jyst below the original to save the debris and mess.

Conor · Answer

Hi Harry best to board over saves the mess and reskim. Thx mc

John · Answer

If it’s artex you can pva it and skim it if the ceiling is sound
Or reboard the ceiling if it’s bad and skim
Or if the ceiling is bowed put a timber frame up board and skim it 
Or take it all down and reboard and skim it 👍

Will · Answer

For a nice flat ceiling your best bet is to overboard it, taking down can be very messy lol.

Tom · Answer

I think the best option if it's not loose I'd scrim the cracks and re skim. 
Regards
Tom

Russell · Answer

Alldepends on how bumpy the celling is . If its  allredy  plaster,ed  or artex  it can be reskimmed if unibonded .if its  to bumpy to skim  ,it can be unibonded ,then a tight coat ov bonding then skimmed or overborded the tapped and skimmed

Daniel · Answer

must be given with febond Blue grit (pva) and then mesh and Plaster

Best way to deal with bumpy plastered ceiling

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