Repair a hole in a drywall or plasterboard ceiling part 3

[unclematt3]

Nice work and great video.  Thank you for taking the time!

[kpoida]

now I know what mine looks like cr@p with only one coat and 2" trowel

[camaranath]

This is a very very useful video. Thank you very much to whom this was uploaded.

[gsf67]

For most DIY or handyman jobs, people tend to use the ready mix, all purpose products. The downfall is that it takes so long to dry. Could you use salt with the premix product to speed up the process?

[rudetuber]

A very good job. I learn something new everyday!

[steadybright]

Thank you Tennex01 for posting such a well done series. I've recently gotten a hole in my ceiling, and I was going into the repair "blind" until I saw your videos. you saved me hours of work and some money, too. Thank you kindly for taking the time to put these videos online.

[jacksons98]

Great set of videos wasn't sure how to hold the new piece to the ceiling.

[sim0b]

@jacksons98 unscrew the screw battons after?

[funkysaurus]

Very helpful, If the ceilin is painted do you need to sand back paint?

[Tennex01]

If it is a gloss or semi gloss paint I scratch up the surface back the the plasterboard underneath with a sharp object. If it is a flat paint I don't worry so much.

If you used sand paper it would need to be very coarse to scratch the surface rather than smoothing it.

[Tennex01]

Your welcome



[Tennex01]

Your welcome

Cheers

[sullivan2805]

is the top caot Sheetrock?

[Tennex01]

Sheetrock is a brand name.

The final coat is a pre-mixed product.

There are 2 types of pre-mixed product, one type is an a"all purpose cement" which can be used for all 3 coats,

As these are "drying compounds", they take longer to dry between coats.

The other is a "top coat" only.

They are very similar products, both comming under many different brand names.

[dalbenton]

well thats one way of doing it but this is how I would repair it by removing the whole plasterboard out and replacing it with a new plasterboard it will save a lot of work but still its good Job been done there

[Tennex01]

Yes that is another way of doing it. The problem is it creates a lot of un-neccessary work. You would have 2 butt joints to trowel, you would have to replace the cornice as well. This patch, done this way is totally concealed and will never crack and takes only about an hour to do.

Cheers Rod

[komodosp]

Great stuff... what is the last coat - "pre-mixed compound"?

[Tennex01]

Yes it is a pre mixed top coat.

Depending which country you are from it is called varying names. Here in Australia we refer to it as" top coat" or it can be "all purpose compound" the later can be used for all three coats but it is an air drying compound and depending on temperatures can take 24 hrs or more to dry.

I guess us plasterers want some more of that global warming to assist drying LOL.

[rustonmyhalo]

I want to thankyou for making this video - a possum ate a hole in my cieling and two in my walls - your video has made it easy for me to repair - :) Would you mind making a video on how to catch a possum lol :)

[Tennex01]

I had to patch up a house that had over 30 holes in walls and ceilings due to possums :)

[SuperJmacca]

@rustonmyhalo

get one shotgun, blast possum

repair extra holes from near misses ( but many less than if possum was still alive)

eat dinner : possum stew with extra iron

[samuaythai]

Thanks mate very helpful vidz

[bigandy1982]

thanks for that! :D

[Tennex01]

your welcome

[richandshirl]

nice to see a great worker doin a good job well done (i do this myself

[jjtooley]

Excellent tutorial!

[Tennex01]

Thanks JJ I hope it helped you out.

[waysgoose]

thanks mate, very helpful!

[marcel7023]

nice vid man thanx will help me. only one problem with this patern on the ceiling i have. how would i make it look the same like the whole ceiling for my whole ceiling is got a wave like patern on it?

[Tennex01]

Glad I could help.

Cheers

[PornoSatan]

Nice video Tennex01, helped me alot.

[Tennex01]

I use cornice adhesive as a base coat and top coat to finish off.

Depending where you are these products will go under a different name. The salt will work with any kind of setting plaster to make it set quicker. It won't have any effect on a drying compound.

[Parketi]

Hi there

When i add salt i need to wait only 10 min for the next layer ?

Regards

Goran

[Tennex01]

Salt will make cornice adhesive set very quickly. How much you use deciedes to how long to set. Take enough out of the dish to tape in or fill a hole and cover it with salt mix it in it will set in about 5 minutes a bit less salt the longer it will take to set.

When I am using salt I just leave the salted mix on my trowel and as soon as this starts setting I know I can scrape back and recoat the work.

Don't be shy about how much salt you add to the mix. Just mix it in well.Cheers Rod

[Parketi]

Hi thank you for the video ! Its help me so much .Tomorrow i need to Repair a hole in a drywall.

So pls can you tell me about materials? What you use? And you adding salt?

thank you

[ishaqx]

Nice video. You make it look really easy!