{"id":1374,"date":"2016-01-03T17:27:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T17:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2016-01-03T17:36:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-03T17:36:43","slug":"domed-lath-ceiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/domed-lath-ceiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Domed Lath Ceiling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been insulating again, this time in the crawl space in front of the attic.\u00a0\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t been enjoying it so it has taken a very long time while I have found lots of ways to avoid doing it.<\/p>\n<p>The attic is supported by 8 inch joists below which hangs a domed ceiling with lath nailed on to wooden supports with a curve cut into them. It&#8217;s not often you see a domed ceiling from above so here is a photo..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/domed-lath-ceiling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/domed-lath-ceiling-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"domed-lath-ceiling\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/domed-lath-ceiling-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/domed-lath-ceiling.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/domed-lath-ceiling-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The attic and domed ceiling were constructed in 1910.\u00a0 The room that was there before is still there in parts with a wide bricked up doorway and Victorian looking wall paper. I&#8217;m not sure what the layout was before 1910, but the extent of wallpaper suggests this area might once have been a corridor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/bricked-up-door.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1376\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/bricked-up-door-450x270.jpg\" alt=\"bricked-up-door\" width=\"450\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/bricked-up-door-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/bricked-up-door.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/bricked-up-door-624x375.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ceiling underneath has been vandalised by plumbers and electricians over the years but is remarkably intact with it&#8217;s original wood mouldings.\u00a0\u00a0 A false ceiling was added below, probably in the 1950s or early 1960s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1361\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"void\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.the-salutation.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/void-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had been wondering why the false ceiling was added.\u00a0 It would have been a pain to redecorate without a scaffold tower, but it turns out the thermal design was terrible with a huge area of lath and plaster forming the only thermal barrier between inside and outside.\u00a0 It must have been a bit chilly in there.<\/p>\n<p>I have a scaffold tower and have added insulation up to 1m thick in places which should hopefully sort out the thermal issues.\u00a0 I think a domed double height ceiling would be nice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been insulating again, this time in the crawl space in front of the attic.\u00a0\u00a0 I haven&#8217;t been enjoying it so it has taken a very long time while I have found lots of ways to avoid doing it. 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