Easiest way to remove ceiling

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Aug 10, 2015, 10:56:50 AM8/10/15

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Whats the easiest/cleanest/quickest way to remove a plasterboard ceiling
approx 6 x 6 feet.
Tried multi purpose tool, a bit slow and tiring on the arms.

Was thinking:
Just rip it out with bare hands and tidy up afterwards.
Circular saw set at plasterboard thickness.

Whats others thoughts on this.

harry

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Aug 10, 2015, 11:07:50 AM8/10/15

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If accessible stamp on it from on top.

If not, hammer and wrecking bar to pull down and pull out nails.

Muddymike

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Aug 10, 2015, 11:08:22 AM8/10/15

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Garden spade.

Mike

Tricky Dicky

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Aug 10, 2015, 11:08:26 AM8/10/15

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Crow bar

Richard

ss

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Aug 10, 2015, 11:43:49 AM8/10/15

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On 10/08/2015 16:10, Muddymike wrote:
> Garden spade.

Tried that and had the ceiling down in 20 minutes and less dust than
trying saw it.

Job nearly done :-)

Roger Mills

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Aug 10, 2015, 12:08:08 PM8/10/15

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You don't really want to saw it - it will make lots of dust.

Use a fubar or similar to smash a hole in it, and then tear it down with
your hands. Wear a hard hat and some decent work gloves and - ideally -
a face mask.

Bear in mind that the plasterboard will have been put up before the
walls were plastered, so it will extend over the top of the wall plaster
- so be careful not to pull too much plaster off the walls in the process.

What's the current finish - is it just normal skim? If it's artexed or
stippled, it just might contain asbestos - so you definitely need to
make sure that you don't breathe any of the dust.
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David Lang

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Aug 10, 2015, 12:28:29 PM8/10/15

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On 10/08/2015 15:56, ss wrote:

Angle grinder.

JimK

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Aug 10, 2015, 1:00:40 PM8/10/15

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/What's the current finish - is it just normal skim? If it's artexed or

stippled, it just might contain asbestos - so you definitely need to

make sure that you don't breathe any of the dust. /Q

Better late than never...

Jim K

ss

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Aug 10, 2015, 1:03:51 PM8/10/15

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There is every chance the walls will be ripped out as well depending on
how the wall tiles come off so not too bothered about the ceiling/wall
joint.

It is actually a double skin this one has been papered, hopefully I wont
need to take all of the 2nd skin down, that has been artexed.

yes I am wearing a mask.

Tim Watts

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Aug 10, 2015, 1:27:55 PM8/10/15

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Not a bad idea. At least you can stand to one side as the crap falls down.

My advice - buy a sheet of DPM that is bigger than the work area (at
least 4ft or so bigger) - preferable the whole room floor area.

Pin/tape it down and likewise all the way to the outside door.

Leave it there until the new ceiling is up, plastered and painted. Saves
a LOT of cleanup effort - and stuff sweeps up on DPM so much more easily.

Tim Watts

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Aug 10, 2015, 1:30:48 PM8/10/15

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On 10/08/15 17:09, Roger Mills wrote:
> On 10/08/2015 15:56, ss wrote:
>> Whats the easiest/cleanest/quickest way to remove a plasterboard ceiling
>> approx 6 x 6 feet.
>> Tried multi purpose tool, a bit slow and tiring on the arms.
>>
>> Was thinking:
>> Just rip it out with bare hands and tidy up afterwards.
>> Circular saw set at plasterboard thickness.
>>
>> Whats others thoughts on this.
>
> You don't really want to saw it - it will make lots of dust.

+1

Titting around with a saw = lots of fine floaty dust that gets into
everything.

Breaking plaster leaves heavy lumps and crumbs that (barring the layer
of shite on top op the PB) generally falls straight down and stays down.

> Use a fubar or similar to smash a hole in it, and then tear it down with
> your hands. Wear a hard hat and some decent work gloves and - ideally -
> a face mask.
>

Disposable paper suit is made for times like this...

ARW

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Aug 11, 2015, 1:15:33 PM8/11/15

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"ss" <whee...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Whats the easiest/cleanest/quickest way to remove a plasterboard ceiling
> approx 6 x 6 feet.

Tell an apprentice not to damage it.

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Adam

ss

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Aug 12, 2015, 5:37:11 AM8/12/15

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On 11/08/2015 18:15, ARW wrote:
>
> Tell an apprentice not to damage it.

:-)

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Aug 12, 2015, 4:12:49 PM8/12/15

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On Monday, 10 August 2015 15:56:50 UTC+1, ss wrote:

Smack it. The mess can be terrible.

NT

Stephen

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Aug 14, 2015, 5:02:20 AM8/14/15

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On Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:10:53 +0100, "Muddymike"
<mudd...@mattishall.org.uk> wrote:

>Garden spade.

That's interesting. How do you use that? To pry or to cut?

Thanks,
Stephen.

Muddymike

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Aug 14, 2015, 5:19:51 AM8/14/15

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Both. Chop into the board with it at a convenient point, then slide the
blade of the spade between the joists and pull down, repeat like an old
fashioned tin opener. Then go back and deal with what nails pulled through
with claw hammer or better still nail bar. It works with lath and plaster as
well.

Mike

Etaoin Shrdlu

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Aug 14, 2015, 8:49:53 AM8/14/15

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I did one recently with a garden hoe, of all things. It can just about
slice through the board, and has a nice long handle. Still a bit messy,
though, and you have to have some idea of where the joists are, to go
between them.

Stephen

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Aug 23, 2015, 6:44:33 AM8/23/15

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On Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:24:23 +0100, "Muddymike"
<mudd...@mattishall.org.uk> wrote:

>>
>
>Both. Chop into the board with it at a convenient point, then slide the
>blade of the spade between the joists and pull down, repeat like an old
>fashioned tin opener. Then go back and deal with what nails pulled through
>with claw hammer or better still nail bar. It works with lath and plaster as
>well.

Thanks I'll try that next time.