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From: geopi@hou2e.UUCP (G.COTSONAS)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Wood Ceiling Installation questions (from novice)
Message-ID: <749@hou2e.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Nov-85 18:27:59 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 20 18:27:59 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 21-Nov-85 05:04:35 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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I want to to built a wooden ceiling in the kitchen of my 1950 vintage house.
Current ceiling has 1'x1' white tiles (gag)
on 1"x3" lathe on joists on 16" centers.
Room is L-shaped; longest wall to wall spans are 15'.

Naive plan:
1) Remove old tiles.
1a) Possibly add stapled vapor barrier
2) Mount 4'x8'x5.2mm plywood under the lathe as an underlayment.
3) Glue parquet squares to the plywood.

Questions:
1) Is the WEIGHT a problem?
2) Should screws be used for the plywood?
3) Should the parquet tiles be tongue & groove
   for interlocking and strength?  The material
   I had my eye on did not have tongues & grooves
   on the squares.

My motivation here is not to do a botch job.
I will appreciate any pointers.
Thanks.

- George P. Cotsonas
  AT&T IS, Holmdel, New Jersey