Ceiling Repairs in Cannington
Cannington is classic 1960s and 1970s Perth brick-and-tile, and the plasterglass ceilings in those homes are now at the age where they let go. Sagging lounges, cracks across bedrooms and cornice gaps are what we get called out for most, along with the units and rentals that make up a big share of the suburb.
Ceilings in Cannington homes
Cannington and the neighbouring suburbs of Queens Park, Beckenham and Wilson were built out mainly in the 1960s and 1970s with double-brick walls, tile roofs and plasterglass ceilings glued and strapped to timber joists. The original cornice is usually a plain run of around 90 millimetres, with the occasional more decorative profile in the formal rooms. This is the housing stock where ceiling fixings reliably fail after fifty to sixty years, and it is the bulk of our work in the area.
A large share of these homes are now rentals, and many have had their bigger lots subdivided with units or townhouses built behind the original house. The 1980s and 1990s units have plasterboard ceilings on timber battens, which fail differently: cracked joins rather than sagging, and water from flat or low-pitched roofs that were never great at shedding rain.
Around Carousel and along Albany Highway is a dense commercial strip of shops, showrooms, medical suites and offices, most of them with suspended grid ceilings or plasterboard over a steel frame. These get damaged by fit-outs, leaks and age, and they usually need to be fixed outside trading hours.
Common ceiling problems in Cannington
Sagging plasterglass ceilings in brick-and-tile homes
The lounge or main bedroom ceiling drops a few centimetres between the joists, a gap opens along the cornice and cracks appear across the sheet. This is the glue and strapping giving up. If the plaster is still sound we re-fix it to the joists from below with new fixings, set and sand the surface and the room is ready for paint.
Ceilings in rentals that have been neglected
Property managers call us about ceilings that have been bowing for years and are now at the point of concern. We inspect, quote in writing with photos and recommend either re-fixing or replacement based on what we find, not on what is cheapest to say.
Cracked joins and leaks in rear units
The units built behind the original houses from the 1980s on have plasterboard ceilings, and the problems are cracked joins from frame movement and stains from low-pitched roofs and blocked box gutters. We repair once the roof is sorted.
Commercial ceilings around Carousel
Shops and offices along Albany Highway and around the Carousel precinct have grid ceilings that have been disturbed by fit-outs and plasterboard ceilings damaged by roof leaks. We re-level grid, replace tiles, repair plasterboard and build new ceilings in refitted tenancies, usually after hours.
Older ceiling materials in some Cannington homes, particularly eaves linings and wet-area ceilings from the fibro era, may contain asbestos. If there is any doubt, we recommend testing by a specialist before the material is disturbed. We do not remove asbestos ourselves.
Ceiling services we bring to Cannington
Sagging Ceiling Repair
Dropped plaster ceilings re-fixed and pulled back flat
Most requested hereCeiling Re-strapping
Sagging ceilings pulled back to the joists and strapped from the roof space
Most requested hereCeiling Replacement
Old or ruined ceilings taken down and replaced with new plasterboard
Most requested hereWater-Damaged Ceiling Repair
Stained, bowed and soft ceilings repaired after leaks
Get a quote in Cannington
Tell us what the ceiling is doing and where you are. We will call you back to talk it through and arrange a time to look at it.
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Cannington ceiling questions
Is a sagging plasterglass ceiling in Cannington dangerous?
Do you do ceiling repairs for property managers in Cannington?
Can you re-fix the ceiling without disturbing the original cornice?
Do you work on shops and offices near Carousel?
Ceiling trouble in Cannington?
Describe it over the phone and we will tell you whether it needs looking at this week or can wait. Perth-wide, Monday to Friday.