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Gap in ceiling
Apr 6th, 2015, 3:47pm
 

Hello,
I am decorating an extension in a 1960s semi detached house. The extension is like a conservatory but with 1 brick side and a fully tiled sloping roof.
On the ceiling, where the ceiling meets the original inner wall is a piece of 90mm wide PVC trunking with a removable top panel.
As far as I can tell there is no reason for it - no wires or pipes inside. There is just an empty cavity behind it, that goes into the roof space of the extension.
Is this panel needed for access, ventilation  or inspection purposes, or could I remove the trunking and fill the gap with plaster coving?
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Re: Gap in ceiling
Reply #1 - Apr 7th, 2015, 8:49am
 
If you pull the cover off and there is nothing inside then I can't see why you can't put coving over the gap. It's an odd thing to have done though and would normally have wiring or pipes in it.
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Reply #2 - Apr 7th, 2015, 6:13pm
 
I'm now looking into ways of making or buying a removable section of coving - just in case.
Anybody know of anything on the market?

I think maybe the gap has been left to allow access to the ceiling space for feeding wires etc in the case of re-wiring or repairs???
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Reply #3 - Apr 7th, 2015, 10:33pm
 
It's not normal practice to put a channel in the wall, perhaps they meant to use it for something but never got round to it? There are lightweight sections of coving which you could glue in place with a mastic gun, that way you could relatively easily remove them if you wanted in the future.
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Reply #4 - Apr 8th, 2015, 9:50am
 
If it was 1960s perhaps they originally had some sort of bead curtain across the door opening mounted on a board at ceiling height?
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