Replacing Ceiling Tiles
I have a “dropped” ceiling in the bedroom of my house. The current ceiling is a “tiled” like material (someone has suggested that it could be asbestos to me). I was curious as to who I should get in to help evaluate my options in terms of taking out the drop ceiling (to see whats…
I have a “dropped” ceiling in the bedroom of my house. The current ceiling is a “tiled” like material (someone has suggested that it could be asbestos to me). I was curious as to who I should get in to help evaluate my options in terms of taking out the drop ceiling (to see whats under there), to help evaluate if its asbestos, and what my options are to replace the ceiling? Is it a general contractor or another specialist, and do you have any suggestions on particular people?
The tiles all sit in a sort of suspended frame, so you can just get up on a ladder, push one up, slide it to the side and see for yourself what is up there.
My suggestion is to remove the tile and the ceiling, get rid of it. Then put in a new clean drywall ceiling and whatever new crown moldings you like. Don’t waste money putting a new ceiling over the old ceiling. That just is not good practice. Hire a professional contractor to do this work. it is not a do-it-yourself proposition. A contractor can take down an old ceiling and put up a new one in a jiffy.
we have the same thing. I don’t think they are asbestos. The ceiling underneath will probably be terrible especially if you take off the tiles. You will need to redo the whole ceiling like myplace said.
You could just put sheetrock and tape/putty over it and put up some crown moulding. We did that. And it looks great.
We have what you are describing in our kitchen rental.
Have you looked under the tiles at the ceiling yet? That may give you an idea of cost and the kind of job involved. I had one guy look at our ceiling when we moved in (he was fixing something else) and he told me that it would be easy to remove. Then, he looked under the tiles and said….”whoa…” Basically, the ceiling needs to be replaced or re-plastered and the tiles have been hiding it all along. Another person said taking out the dropped ceilings would be a mess but do-able. Our landlord hasn’t fixed it but I think if she did it would involve a general contractor.
ive never seen asbestos tiles in a residential home.. perhaps you can post pics of them? the 12X12 tiles are just layers of cardboard as far back as ive ever seen
Exactly. The dangers of asbestos are way exaggerated unless you were working in an asbestos factory.
What you don’t know can’t hurt you. Just rip it out.It’s not friable asbestos.
You can have it tested yourself for $20. KAM in Long island City. really no need to pay hundreds of dollars for someone to come to your home.
You need a certified testing service. JLC Environmental Testing (212) 420-8119. They’ll come out and do a proper and thorough test. If the tiles are anything like 12 x 12 inch or smaller, and sort of a tongue and groove affair, they may be old enough to contain asbestos. Better safe than sorry.