Ceiling! How to repair cheaply

Hello!!

I have a problem with my ceiling.

The ceiling is made of plasterboard or Farmazell, and due to improper workmanship (apparently the necessary gaps between the panels as well as the fabric tape are missing), the panels have cracked over the years.

The ceiling is wallpapered with woodchip wallpaper. The painter wants 2,000,-- for removing the wallpaper and all related work. A stretch ceiling is supposed to cost 4,000,-- €.

Since certainly no primer, -or whatever it’s called, so that the wallpapers can be removed again- was applied, it will definitely be an enormous amount of work. Furthermore, the work could only be done with scaffolding. (2 floors and up to 4.5 m ceiling height)

I have now taken over the apartment and my budget is exhausted. :(

Do you have any idea how this can be done cost-effectively?

Can I possibly stick fabric tape onto the existing wallpaper and then paint over it with woodchip liquid ?

Or is that complete nonsense? :o

Thanks in advance for your information and suggestions.

Regards torluell

Hi,

how many m² is it?

regards alteis

Moin,

how many m² is it?

regards alteis

Hello alteis, I would guess about 35 sqm.

Regards torluell

Hello,
I think the most cost-effective way is to take matters into your own hands.
With the area and height, it’s certainly tedious and time-consuming.
Your idea of simply sticking duct tape on it probably won’t be very successful.
There are people who fill cracks with acrylic because it can be painted over well.
That is also not the ideal solution, but maybe a purely temporary cosmetic fix until the budget is replenished.
Otherwise, all that remains is: patience and spit:
Moisten the wallpaper nicely with a garden sprayer, let it soak in, remove the wallpaper, fill the cracks, wallpaper again, and paint.
However, if the cause of the cracks is a poor substructure of the plasterboards, the result of this "toil" is only temporary.

Maybe I could help
Regards alteis

PS. The price stated for the stretch ceiling seems somewhat exaggerated to me.
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Hello altweis,

thank you for your answer.

I had already scraped out the joints, and partly also enlarged the panel joints and filled them with acrylic. The result was short-lived, and everything is cracking open again.

Now I thought about using mesh tape, but I’m not in the mood, or don’t have the time, to painstakingly scrape all the wallpaper off the ceiling. The painter probably has his reasons for wanting so much money. :D

The guy for the stretch ceiling calculated 45 sqm, and there are quite a few corners in it, which is supposed to cost a lot of money. Partly the sloping roof was included.

Maybe someone else has an idea!! New panels on top???

Thanks!!!

Morning,

"putting new tiles on" is rather borderline, then the old ones have to come off. The problem seems to be more the substructure (wood?). Attaching an additional 350 - 400 kg (with screws) is probably a bit tricky. Try using reinforcing strips, but not over the wallpaper. Basically, a professional should probably take a look at it sometime.

Have a nice weekend
alteis