At some point in the past the plaster ceilings had been covered over by fiber tiles. I believe that the previous owner, instead of fixing imperfections (cracks and of the like) decided to just tile over them.
The ceiling in the main parlor and stairwell had furring strips nailed up and then the tiles. I have carefully removed the furring strips and the tiles and exposed the ceiling.
Exposing the original ceiling revealed a few things – most good. The ceiling apart from a few cracks here and there is in very good shape – very solid- fixing the cracks using plaster washers and a skim coat will fix that. There were only two spots where the plaster was loose and was removed and lucky for me its right where I have to go to replace the old nob and tube electrical. Patching that area will be an easy task after the electrical has been run with new wire.
