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Old 05-16-2006, 06:10 AM   #1
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Leveling Ceiling

Does anyone have any tips of leveling a ceiling.. i usualy just fasten the drywall to the ceiling after removing plaster in a smaller room and you cant notice the ceiling is not level.. but on a big room what do you guys do to level your ceiling?

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Old 05-16-2006, 09:30 AM   #2
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Re: Leveling Ceiling

Did you say you were going to remove the plaster and lath? If so then the fastest way would be to sister the joists where needed.
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Old 05-16-2006, 05:26 PM   #3
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i ushally just drop the ceiling a little and use metal studs and run track around ceiling and use laser to level everything.
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Old 05-16-2006, 05:32 PM   #4
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If it's not too bad, hang over, 3" screws, furring strips and shims work well. Be sure the screws hit the joist.

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Old 05-16-2006, 11:08 PM   #5
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after removal of plaster and lathe,laser or string line ceiling and shim or fur out as necessary if the ceiling isnt horrible.if it is then sistering studs is what i would do also
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