Many properties built or renovated in the 1970s and 1980s featured polystyrene ceiling tiles. They may be of use to improve thermal insulation, easily cover damaged plaster, and their contemporary ...
Q In our 1908 Victorian semi, we have a small, well-ventilated cellar, upon which I’d like to effect a DIY renovation. The render on the walls is in poor repair: flaking, falling off in chunks and ...
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1. Polystyrene ceiling tiles are available at hardware stores and look just like the real thing. To weather them, paint them in dark grey water-based paint and leave to dry. 2. Apply craft paint in ...
LANCASHIRE Fire and Rescue have sent a safety message out to homeowners about the dangers of using polystyrene ceiling tiles following a house fire in Burnley. Firefighters were called to a house in ...
A father forced to insulate his home with £1 cardboard and polystyrene tiles said he is still worried about about the rising energy price cap. Nigel Cleall, of Martley, Worcestershire, said he has ...
The “melting” ceiling in the Stardust nightclub, reported by survivors of the fire which engulfed the north Dublin venue in February 1981, was “most likely” caused by polystyrene insulation in the ...
This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...
POLYSTYRENE ceiling tiles are unsightly and old-fashioned, but removing them isn’t much fun, so be sure you want to. Once you’ve started scraping them off, you can’t just stop. Make sure you have a ...
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