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Repairing plaster hole in ceiling?

  • 21-06-2023 4:11pm
    #1
    Tar.Aldarion
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    I've a cut out 30cmx30cm hole in the ceiling and want to fix it, what is the right way to do that, can the original piece just be screwed to the wood there, looks like it would be grand, or perhaps another piece of wood added at the other side too? https://imgur.com/a/nSoIqyT


    Are there any sites for finding somebody to do it? How much do you think it would cost?



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  • #2
    GreeBo
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    Get a piece of 50x25 timber about 50 or 60 long and stick it parallel to the existing joist overlapping the hole

    Ideally it would be half over the hole and half covered by the existing plasterboard.

    Use a couple of drywall screws to fix this in place at both ends. Then replace the piece you cut out and fix it to the timbers on both sides. Use some joint tape over all 4 edges and then fill and skim/sand.



  • #3
    policarp
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    Was it water damaged?



  • #4
    hesker
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    You need to support it on all 4 sides with wood. You can use battens and screw both sides of plasterboard to it. Then tape and skim.

    look for a YouTube channel called “On the trowel”. He has a video detailing all this.



  • #5
    GreeBo
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120747740#Comment_120747740

    A 1x1ft section of ceiling will be fine with support on 2 sides, if it was a wall by all means give it 4 edges but thats overkill for a ceiling IMO.



  • #6
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Seems a simple enough fix thanks, well if I had any tools or the stuff :D

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120747288#Comment_120747288

    Water did the damage nearby about 6 months ago yes as a pipe got loose, but was turned off immediately and got an industrial dehumidifier in for a week to dry things out, it was so hot, like the tropics in there with all the moisture sucked out. You can see a water stain behind the hole where it was hitting. Probably some argument about replacing more but tbh I think it's fine after all this time things haven't changed.



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  • #7
    hesker
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120748162#Comment_120748162

    You could be right but what are you saving. Two pieces of wood and a few screws



  • #8
    mickdw
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    2 bits of batten, screws to ceiling and screw to patch (plasterboard screws). make sure screw heads go below surface, then a couple of runs over with joint filler and sand for invisible repair.

    Tape might make the job more difficult for a diy effort. Really, you would get away without the tape or screwfix do a no tape compound for filling joints.



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