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    OK to cap ceiling or better to gut, replace?

    i rolld out some insulation last month and think the joists were 16", cause the rolls fit snugly between each joist. Well ,come to think of it, maybe they were 24". I'll have to check it out t be sure.
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    OK to cap ceiling or better to gut, replace?

    Don't take it personal, pal, just saying what i think. Your follow up eases my mind. The ceiling has popcorn on it and some like 1/8"-1/4" plaster over the sheetrock. There some parts with gaping holes with 4x4" chunk cracked off. I covered it with 2 ash planks. It's right where the living room...
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    OK to cap ceiling or better to gut, replace?

    would there be a need to nail/screw up support-type 1x4 or 2x4 pieces of wood across the old sheetrock throughout the who ceiling and screw the new sheetrock over this, the old sheetrock and the beams in case the old sheetrock ever cracks and fails on to new sheetrock and weigh it down? One...
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    OK to cap ceiling or better to gut, replace?

    8ft tall, 14" from celing to top of window molding.
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    Drywall Issues -- easy fix?

    wish my cracks were like this. Whatever you may do might just draw more attention to the spot. I see nothing major here, either. But it ain't my house.
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    Repairing cracks in the ceiling

    unless you or your guy is a real craftsman, you will just draw attention to the covered cracks, esp with the textured parts. I'm not a pro, just speaking from experience. Most of those aren't bad, at least compared to my house.
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    OK to cap ceiling or better to gut, replace?

    i have a 70 yr old house pier and beam with some terrible cracked popcorn ceiling in the living/dining/kitchen rooms. My house has moderate foundation issues, though it has more or less settled, though it does its seasonal shifting. Anyways, the ceiling has cracks up to 10 ft long at every...
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