Sanding down a ceiling,which sander?

Jonny ///M

Jonny ///M

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The ceiling is all bumpy and **** because my mum tried to fix it up but never finished the job so me and my dad are gonna fix it. Need to sand down lots of pollyfiller style stuff but what sander would you get?

Belt sander or sheet sander?
 
Belt sanders will be much quicker than a sheet sander, but its harder to get the surface as level if you are inexperienced because it's easy to take off too much too quickly.
 
helmet said:
Save yourself the bother and buy a bag of finishing plaster to smooth it all off?
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This is the best option unless the existing ceiling is weak in some way (if the polyfilla stuff had been applied to a non keyed paint surface for instance).

And you will need some method of extracting the dust, with googles and a mouth mask.
 
Well,its been ****** from the start. Was nasty artex,we got that off but my mum wanted to arse about with pollyfilla......my dad just wants to paper it with some boring paper.....he did say it would be ******* easier adn quicker to rip it down and put a new one up ourselfs. We did that in the hallway when we got the loft converted and it looks ok.

Think im leaning towards a sheet sander.....but i hate things taking ages. :(
 
PsiFox said:
Serious note

Pre 70's artex contained asbestos toxins. This must not be sanded, but sealed.
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Think our house is post 70's....was totally done up inside in the 90's though. Owell,taking the artex down was a laugh when we did it.
 
Jonny ///M said:
Think im leaning towards a sheet sander.....but i hate things taking ages. :(
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Forget the sheet sander, get a rotary jobbie from Wickes (or similar) for about £15. They absolutely tear through stuff. And they have a fitment on the back to connect a hose to you vacuum cleaner to save you from choking :)

hth
 
dont be a poody cat and take a spade to it, tear it down and put up a new one with plaster board and plaster if (your being adventureous that is). oh and seal up the doors with masking tape, may want to open a few windows too.

if you really need to take some anger out, 2lb hammer, throw upwards and run away!

this is the way me an my dad have always done the ceilings in our house... since i was about 14... dont always use the hammer method :p, but getting a spade under the laths and 90 year old plaster/cement and seeing it tear down is well fun
 
remove light fitting

overboard existing, with 9.5mm tapered edge plasterboard, get flat jointing tape to tape the joints, get a 12 cm ruber jointing squeege, and fill joints

after lightly sand joints by hand

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PsiFox said:
Serious note

Pre 70's artex contained asbestos toxins. This must not be sanded, but sealed.

If more modern you can use this

http://www.polycell.co.uk/products/polycell_smoothover_your_textured_ceilings.html
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Any textured coating up to 1999 (and then any old stock) could well contain asbestos. Whilst artex etc. contains relatively low amounts, an entire ceiling dry stripped won't do your lungs any good.

In reality, a one off ceiling isn't likely to kill you, but then we still don't know the full relationship between exposure and effects.
 
stinka said:
remove light fitting

overboard existing, with 9.5mm tapered edge plasterboard, get flat jointing tape to tape the joints, get a 12 cm ruber jointing squeege, and fill joints

after lightly sand joints by hand

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Tapered edge? So it sits together nicely? How would you fill the joints once its been taped off?
 
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