Cracks in plaster ceiling - how to fix?
Seems like a repaired ceiling would look nicer than tiles. How much are the tiles going to cost? If the tiles are $300 and a plasterer could fix the cracks for $200 then you wouldn't have to DIY and save some money in the process.
Have you thought about the paintable wall paper stuff that looks like an old tin ceiling. Sherwin Williams use to sell it. You would still need to patch the cracks and fix any loose plaster, but the wall paper type stuff would cover all the patch work. The easiest way to work on tall ceilings is to build some temporary scaffolding. You can build some thing as simple as an tall "A" frame and set a 2x12 walk board on top. Robert
Hey Peggy, You won't have any problem doing it, it just takes patience! I taught my daughter how to do it, and she doesn't have much patience. She learned patience though after she had to sand off big globs of dried mud because she didn't take the time with the knife to do a good job. As I told her over and over, a little more more time with a knife means less time sanding. The sanding sponges are great, I use them all the time. Your only going to need one or two of them, use a meduin grit for drywall, works the best. If your concerned about the height and leverage, you can buy a good pole sander for around $20.00. It is a 4 foot wood pole with a swiveling sanding head on the end. They make special paper to fit it in different grits. I prefer 100 grit or 120 Grit for general use. You can also but a plastic sanding head that screws onto the end of a painters extension pole or threaded broom handle that uses the same paper. They are usually around $8.00. They will allow you to sand a little easier from a ladder. Another trick is to get a good bright light, I use 500 watt quartz lights to work with, but a 150 watt bulb in a lamp or two will help you see the joints better, especially when your sanding. If your planning to do much painting, etc, it might be worth buying a good worklight. The big boxes have then for relativly cheap prices. Michael So we're going to go with the patching and
I tried those Harbor Freight sanding sponges. You get what you pay for--they weren't so good. -- --jmowreader