They get really brittle with age and are NOT replaceable. You should be able to see the nails/screws holding the ceiling panels in place. Under the plastic strips is where I would look. This is a 1977 mobile home for all I know. How can I tell where the supports are up there to install a ceiling fan? The standard answer is to replace with 1/4″ drywall. I do not believe they are available any more. If they are still available, please let me know. I have be told that they are not manufactured anymore. The panels are textured with plastic strips. I have a really nice 1982 Windsor mobile home. You would need to take the old panels down and hang new sheetrock. If you mean over the fiberboard panels with the plastic strips I would say no. What is the safe thing to do? ThanksĬan you just plaster over the ceiling of older mobile home? Experiencing cracks from mid section to outer wall in the front dining room and the kitchen. It is on a hill from end to end not front to back. That is 1/4″sheetrock because the screws and weightġ995 Double wide. If someone knows differently, I would love to hear about it.ĭefinitely use only 1/4″ sheetrock Screws going into the one and a half by one and a half truss ceiling joists and the sheetrock weight can be in danger of falling down My understanding is they don’t make them anymore Paul where can I get these 4×14 panels I need two, can you please give me an idea I’m here in Massachusetts and can’t find them, please email me if possible Homes built before 1976 were designed to lower standards than after that. This unit was built in 1974 and I guess at that time they never heard of venting a bathroom. I want to tear the ceiling out and add a exhust fan through the roof. The ceiling is sagging in the middle and there is some mold. This is the master bath I am refering to. If you are off by just a little you won’t be able to insert the plastic trim strip on one side and it won’t stay in place on the other.Ĭan I just bypass these replacement panels and simply use 1/2 sheet rock? I have not opened up the ceiling yet to look inside to see what is there. You also have to make sure you have the replacement panel positioned properly from side to side. Especially for a short piece, such as in the kitchen ceiling, you will probably want to trim the edge with quarter-round because you will not be able to get the panel far enough into the wall for reasonable support. The depth you can get will depend on how long the replacement piece is and how far you can bow the panel without breaking it. You are going to have to let the replacement panel bow down in the middle while you position the ends at the wall line and lift up the middle to force (gently) the ends into the wall. The walls are probably not square so you will want to measure carefully before you cut the replacement panel. You will be unable to remove the old ceiling panel more than an inch or so back into the wall and will want to make sure there are no nails or rough spots that would make it difficult to slide the new panel into place. You will probably want to plan to paint the entire ceiling to make the repair as inconspicuous as possible. The new plastic strips will probably not match your old ones which will have yellowed with age and/or been painted. Thus an approximate pattern match, which is the best you can hope for, will probably be acceptable. They will probably not have the exact pattern your home has but most people are not that sensitive to the pattern and seldom look up anyhow. Note that in spite of what it looks like these are 4′ x 14′ panels. Mobile home supply stores sell replacement ceiling panels for homes that have the flat panel ceilings with the plastic strips every 16″ inches. Unfortunately, if you have one of the acoustically textured ceilings, painting is not an option. Finally you will probably want to paint the whole ceiling to make the color match. You will then have to seal the seams, cover the screw heads and texture to match the rest of the ceiling. To do it well you are going to have to remove & replace a large, heavy, fragile sheet of drywall. Repairing the ceiling in new homes is quite a challenge and requires work that is best done by experienced people. Replacing a ceiling panel in a mobile home is not a job for the fainthearted. Not being a structural engineer I have no idea. Would furring and adding wood ceiling planks be too much for those spindly scissors trusses to handle? I’m looking at a good deal on a 1997 16×80 I’d like to buy but it has a crack in the vaulted popcorn ceiling in the living room.
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