Repair Cracked Ceiling Plaster

To undo the damage done to the ceiling scrape off the loose tape and re tape the joint either with a drywall repair kit or paper tape and joint compound.

Repair cracked ceiling plaster. The moisture from the shower had penetrated into the plaster enough to weaken the bond between the finish layer and the base plaster. With some careful brush work you can perfectly match the surrounding texture and easily cover minor cracks in ceiling. To keep the plaster from cracking and to hide the screws set a fiberglass screen into the first coat of plaster.

The traditional plaster ceiling repair method is to mix up some plaster or drywall compound or use spackling compound to fill in the crack. When it has dried a little score the plaster with a nail as shown at. To repair a crack in a ceiling.

Use trowel to spread joint compound onto ceiling covering the repaired area. Place the plaster mix on a hawk and trowel it over the damaged areas. 2 fill the crack half full with patching plaster.

Smooth flat with trowel. Using the enclosed 3 16 masonry drill bit drill holes 1 to 2 from the crack when you hit the. Step 2 condition the lath.

If your ceiling is drywall you may. Fixing a sagging plaster ceiling step 1 drill holes. Press insect screen into wet compound.

Score the crack with a utility knife to remove any loose plaster or other material that may be inside the crack. Using the spray bottle of conditioner spray 3 5 sprays into each hole to condition the lath. This will allow the mud to bond directly to the plaster which will make the repair.