ᐅ Minimize the height of the ceiling structure above the shower area.
Created on: 7 Jan 2018 08:34
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riverHello,
I’m new here and hope this is the right place to ask my question.
Here’s the situation:
I want to renovate a small existing bathroom with a sloped ceiling. The house was originally insulated between the rafters and then covered with battens and counter battens, finished with a white wooden ceiling.
A few years ago, during a roof renovation, a 14 cm (5.5 inches) rigid polyurethane insulation was added on top of the roof, so the old insulation is now redundant.
The ceiling height in this bathroom is only about 2.1 meters (6 feet 11 inches) at the highest point, sloping down according to the roof pitch.
In the shower (which adds about 10 cm (4 inches) to the height due to the shower construction), it’s difficult to stand upright.
I want to remove the old assembly (insulation, battens, wooden ceiling, etc.) and install a new lining directly on the rafters, or even between the rafters in the shower. This would gain about 15 cm (6 inches) of headroom in the shower and still save a few centimeters in the rest of the room compared to the previous batten and counter batten setup.
My question is: How should I build the new ceiling? The clear rafter spacing is about 60 cm (24 inches). I initially thought of installing OSB boards and then attaching the green plasterboard panels on top. Since the substrate would be wood (rafters, OSB), would this cause cracking?
Above the shower, the assembly also needs to be quite water-resistant, as it will occasionally get splashed. However, with the previous wooden ceiling, there were apparently no issues over the last 20 years.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
I’m new here and hope this is the right place to ask my question.
Here’s the situation:
I want to renovate a small existing bathroom with a sloped ceiling. The house was originally insulated between the rafters and then covered with battens and counter battens, finished with a white wooden ceiling.
A few years ago, during a roof renovation, a 14 cm (5.5 inches) rigid polyurethane insulation was added on top of the roof, so the old insulation is now redundant.
The ceiling height in this bathroom is only about 2.1 meters (6 feet 11 inches) at the highest point, sloping down according to the roof pitch.
In the shower (which adds about 10 cm (4 inches) to the height due to the shower construction), it’s difficult to stand upright.
I want to remove the old assembly (insulation, battens, wooden ceiling, etc.) and install a new lining directly on the rafters, or even between the rafters in the shower. This would gain about 15 cm (6 inches) of headroom in the shower and still save a few centimeters in the rest of the room compared to the previous batten and counter batten setup.
My question is: How should I build the new ceiling? The clear rafter spacing is about 60 cm (24 inches). I initially thought of installing OSB boards and then attaching the green plasterboard panels on top. Since the substrate would be wood (rafters, OSB), would this cause cracking?
Above the shower, the assembly also needs to be quite water-resistant, as it will occasionally get splashed. However, with the previous wooden ceiling, there were apparently no issues over the last 20 years.
Thanks in advance for your advice!
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