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I’ve got a customer who wants to have flooring installed on the ceiling. (they want to have a rustic look) and I’m to install it on the bias (diagonal).
The ceiling is wood lathe and plaster which is in pretty good shape. there are a few small cracks in the plaster but all in all it seems to be soundly attached to the lathe.
My question is about installation. I’ve never put a floor on the ceiling before and am wondering about attachment. I’m thinking of using adhesive and then tongue nailing like a normal floor. I figured on leaving the plaster in place and just applying right over it. The ceiling is 8’6″ so I won’t lose any height to speak of. What do you think, would the weight be too much? Am I thinking along the right lines?
For those of you who know me it seems that lately I’ve been getting alot of business from pre 1900 homes. I am getting a real education on how things used to be built. Basically any way the builder wanted to. Thanks for your help gang.
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I've got a customer who wants to have flooring installed on the ceiling. (they want to have a rustic look) and I'm to install it on the bias (diagonal).
The ceiling is wood lathe and plaster which is in pretty good shape. there are a few small cracks in the plaster but all in all it seems to be soundly attached to the lathe.
My question is about installation. I've never put a floor on the ceiling before and am wondering about attachment. I'm thinking of using adhesive and then tongue nailing like a normal floor. I figured on leaving the plaster in place and just applying right over it. The ceiling is 8'6" so I won't lose any height to speak of. What do you think, would the weight be too much? Am I thinking along the right lines?
For those of you who know me it seems that lately I've been getting alot of business from pre 1900 homes. I am getting a real education on how things used to be built. Basically any way the builder wanted to. Thanks for your help gang.