Ceiling plaster

Posted by Alan Austin, on Thu 28 Nov 2013 12:09pm

Can you plaster on lining papered ceiling?

Michael Tucker

Fri 03 Jan 2014 08:57am

Hello Alan, Welcome to this site. The answer is no, you must remove it. Regards Michael

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Valentine Powell

Tue 03 Dec 2013 06:14pm

No it has to be stripped then pva&skimmed

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Anthony Homewood

Fri 29 Nov 2013 07:36pm

I would certainly not skim over a papered ceiling as when the plaster soaks into the paper it causes the paper to come away from the ceiling thus the plaster will also come down

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Karl Hockless

Fri 29 Nov 2013 01:07pm

Simple answer. No. The paper will come away from the ceiling due to the moisture in the plaster. It needs stripping then PVA and overskim.

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Derek Nelson

Thu 28 Nov 2013 09:56pm

Hi Alan , I would advise you to strip it & then coat walls with pva , then your ready to skim coat

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Kevin Gannon

Thu 28 Nov 2013 07:45pm

You can but u run high risk of paper coming off with the plaster on it, So best to remove paper pva then skim Good luck

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Dean Wilkins

Thu 28 Nov 2013 07:21pm

Hi You must never plaster over lining paper or any paper ,paper needs stripping and ceiling pva and skimmed . Thanks Dean @dwplastering

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Gary Branch

Thu 28 Nov 2013 06:38pm

No you can't plaster on any wall paper Best be safe take it all off Regards Gary

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Peter Ward

Thu 28 Nov 2013 05:46pm

Its always no as has already been stated there would be a poor bond and poor finish so would always remove . [email protected]

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Stephen Farrington

Thu 28 Nov 2013 05:17pm

Hi Alan The lining paper would need to be removed first otherwise the paper would just peel off when the plasterer tries to skim it Thx Steve optimum plastering

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Dave Claringbould

Thu 28 Nov 2013 04:41pm

All good sound sdvice

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CHRISTOPHER STAMFORD

Thu 28 Nov 2013 03:56pm

No needs striped hope this helps

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Miroslaw Mierzwinski

Thu 28 Nov 2013 02:22pm

Obviously. Not! Strip out and than skim over it. Happy stripping.

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steve ralph

Thu 28 Nov 2013 01:53pm

No because when the plastered ceiling is drying out the water penatrates the paper the paper will become loose from the ceiling when you try to paint it will all start to fall off the plaster may be stuck to the paper but the paper won't be stuck to the ceiling hope this helps you

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DAVID HUNTER

Thu 28 Nov 2013 01:30pm

NO . In order to plaster an existing ceiling you will have to apply a coat of PVA. if you do this over lining paper the pva will act as a paper stripper....Strip paper pva and skim [ happy days ] DS Plasterers

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Andrew McDonald

Thu 28 Nov 2013 12:54pm

No definitely not strip all paper before plastering

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Mark Keeley

Thu 28 Nov 2013 12:53pm

Hi Alan The answer to your question is definitely not. The ceiling should be stripped of all paper, sealed with PVA and then two coats of finish plaster applied,then trowled to a smooth finish. Regards Mark Keeley ( Google = MKPRS )

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