Chassis
Engineer
Kitchen has cracked plaster ceiling, built in 1950. Technically I think it's some kind of plaster board, due to some demo work I did in another room. It seems like 2' wide by whatever long of 3/8" prefab board, with 3/8" of finish plaster coat. Wire mesh lath in the corners, no lath anywhere else. Seems like a modern day plaster?
Question is should I put drywall over the plaster to cover the kitchen ceiling? Or should I tear out the plaster ceiling and go back with drywall (about 10 sheets). The benefit to tear out is I can put in recessed lights much more easily.
Repairing the cracks with tape and mud will be obvious and I think I want to aviod it. Unless some folks believe that a good job can be done with tape/mud. Comments?
Question is should I put drywall over the plaster to cover the kitchen ceiling? Or should I tear out the plaster ceiling and go back with drywall (about 10 sheets). The benefit to tear out is I can put in recessed lights much more easily.
Repairing the cracks with tape and mud will be obvious and I think I want to aviod it. Unless some folks believe that a good job can be done with tape/mud. Comments?