What is the less labor intensive easier way to cover up an ugly ceiling in a bathroom without complete?

Question

demolition

Answer 1

Paint, dropped ceiling, replaster.........I have seen some bathrooms with wallpaper on the ceiling that looks really good.

Answer 2

If the ceiling is Sheetrock over joists, go to the local home improvement center (or lumber yard), get some 1/4 (or if necessary) 3/8" drywall. Cut to size and either glue (not my first choice but works) or s***w/nail over the existing. Tape, prime and paint. If you are unsure of any of these steps, ask at the home improvement center. They will happily instruct you.

Answer 3

you have a few choices.  some depend on the least amount of time you want to spend.

since this is a bathroom keep in mind the long term effects of steam from the shower on your new finish.

if you are going to use drywall, you do not have to remove the old ceiling.  joist located where each joist is, use 1/4' or 3/8" rywall, cut the sheets to fit, tape the seams and mud over the s***w holes.  if you do not feel like taping the corners, just buy some cove molding and cut it to fit (45 deg. miters in the corners)  you can also use a 1x and trim out the corners with square cuts (butt joints) and prime and paint the surfaces.

another choise is to use a tounge and groove type board system and blind nail into the tounge side of the boards (blind nailing means nailing through the tounge at an angle, so when you add the groove side of the next board, you won't see any nails). but you have to run the boards perpindicular to the ceiling joist and again use a corner moulding along the perimeter.

if yiou want to just patch the hole. go to you local building supply store, buy a small piece of drywall (home depot, lowes or menards sells them, about 2'x2' for $4.00) cut the drywall back to the center of the nearest joist, cut the new drywall to fit the resized square hole, tape, mud, sand, prime and paint. this should take you no longer then a few hours, spred out over a three days, as the mud (joint compound) needs to dry over night.

Answer 4

Why not just plaster over it and paint it?  Can't get much easier than that.

Answer 5

Depends on what is wrong with it. If you are in need of painting just prime and paint it.