Plaster Ceiling Hole Repair

Be sure to drive screws into wood lath above.

Plaster ceiling hole repair. Subscribe to this old house. If that s the case you need a patch. Plaster mixed with horsehair or goat hair was then forced onto the lathe forming a key that holds it to the lathe.

Use trowel to spread joint compound onto ceiling covering the repaired area. Plaster is heavy and it needs a solid well anchored base to support its weight. Steps for patching a plaster and lathe ceiling.

When originally installed wood lathe was nailed to the ceiling joists. We call this the domino delamination effect to control this tendency we recommend carefully marking out your repair plan then removing any areas with a sharp utility knife. This method can also be used for inserting a new timber into a ceiling for screwing a light fitting to if required.

For large holes and patch jobs reinforce the hole with. If you have a water stained ceiling a stain blocking primer is mandatory to prevent the stain from bleeding through a fresh coat of paint. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair a plaster ceiling.

How to plaster patch and repair small holes in ceilings when down lighters or spot lights have been removed and a normal light has been fitted. Removing areas of damaged plaster particularly in a ceiling will encourage more plaster to come down especially if you use a chisel edged tool. How to repair small plaster holes in a ceiling.

Holes in a plaster ceiling can be repaired and made undetectable in a matter of minutes. The frustrating thing about repairing a ceiling be it mending holes in plaster ceilings or lath and plaster ceilings you always have to make the hole bigger before you can repair it. If the lath is still intact then the patch is very simple.