Eeeek!

[little onions]

Chunks of moulding all over my spare bedroom floor this morning. Now how do I sort this out?

I bought the house 18 years ago and replaced all the Victorian lath and plaster ceilings. The original moulding was in good shape and easy on the eye so I left that in place. However, years of kids jumping around has taken its toll and now the moulding is cracking up, (like me). Do I have to hack the whole lot down and completely replace the ceiling? Guidance, please, and could you keep it simple as I am a twit. Thankyou. :confused:

[ayjay]

Repairing the original is a specialist job,but difficult to comment further without seeing it.

 

If the ceiling itself has already been replaced it should be possible to replace the moulding without taking the ceiling down.

 

There are a lot of mouldings available off the shelf these days whereas the original would probably have been made on site.

 

I think it's the yellow pages for you.

[Newt]

little onions:

However, years of kids jumping around has taken its toll and now the moulding is cracking up, (like me).

Er - ceiling moulding and kids jumping. I gotta say you have athletic kids.

[Excalibur]

Newt, I guess they don't live in a bungalow. This may help to understand. Then again...............

[Eddie]

How much has fell, how big are the bits that have fell, how badly damaged are the bits that fell? Are you any good at jigsaws?

Assuming the bits are big enough glue and or screw them back in place. If they got damaged upon hitting the floor put back what you can, make a template of the profile of the moulding out of plywood or stiff plastic, mix some stiffish plaster or filler, shove it in the holes and use the template you've just made to shape it. Finish of with a bit of fine sandpaper. If the area is to long and the fallen moulding is too badly damaged screw two peices of plywood to form a right angle, grease the inside with whatever you have available and using stiffish plaster and the template make a new section to the size you require.

[chesters1]

find your ex ,invite him back for a meal , hint that the ceilings falling down ,the thought of forgiveness (and maybe rumpy pumpy) will spur him to repair it ,once its done kick him out ,hey fixed ceiling AND a further turn of the screw ,what more could you want

[little onions]

Eddie, thankyou. Fortunately the chunks are of a good size, so I don't have to be a jigsaw expert.

Unfortunately, my plaster mixes, stiff or otherwise, have let me down in the past. The right angle is a fab idea, and I really wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks again, I'll give it a go, and you reckon the rest of the ceiling won't be affected? Let you know how I get on.....unless the sky falls on me!

[little onions]

Chesters!

Invite him back? Are ye mad? I would sooner stick pins in my eyes. His line of vision never reached the ceiling anyway, and, to him. the term 'repair' would imply a quick and zipless encounter with an ex.

Cook him dinner? Only with unlimited access to Lucretzia Borge's recipe book.

Must go, gota try and stiffen me plaster mix. x

[Eddie]

little onions:

and you reckon the rest of the ceiling won't be affected

Cannot comment on the condition of the rest of the ceiling other than to guess that you removed the old one, without taking down the moulding and putting it back up, and replaced it with plasterboard this in itself would have weakened the grip of the moulding by nearly fifty percent! You will have to have a look at the ceiling and decide yourself.

[Alan Taylor]

little onions:

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Newt emailed me the perfect solution and it is brilliant, he may not send it to you as like me he treats a lady as a lady until he knows otherwise. It is really great and will make you roll up laughing.

 

Alan(nl)