Plasterboard Ceiling Repair

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to repair a plaster ceiling.

Plasterboard ceiling repair.

Minor ceiling repairs cost 200 to 500 to fix holes or cracks. What old house owner doesn t have a cracking or sagging plaster ceiling in need of repair somewhere. Use trowel to spread joint compound onto ceiling covering the repaired area. Drive screws into both sides of the stud the nail is in.

Apply mesh tape over the crack. Screw plaster washers to ceiling along and around cracked area. Plaster or drywall ceiling repair costs 50 to 100 per square foot or between 300 and 1 200 on average. Flaking and cracking plaster are relatively minor repair items but when the plaster starts to sag or belly out from a wall or ceiling it indicates deeper problems.

To reattach the sagging plaster to the lath drive the washer with a power screwdriver or drill so that it penetrates the wood lath wall studs or ceiling joists. Yes you can repair your ceiling cut out back to nearest ceiling joists if you cant get half way on joist screw a length of timber to side of existing to pick up board edge. Sand away any loose paint and drywall. Using plaster magic prevents having to skim the entire ceiling because it uses a very effective adhesive to reattach the plaster to the lathe meaning no permanent plaster washers.

Major repairs cost 400 to 1 200 to fix sagging water damage or to replace the ceiling. Besides the normal wear and tear of living plaster and lath ceilings are at the mercy of gravity and they can take only so many water leaks and structural movements before they pull away from the framing. To avoid cracking the plaster and creating an even bigger repair job don t pull the plaster tight to the lath in a single motion. Make sure you get right thickness board use plaster board scews tape all joints pva edges of existing board and a two coat plaster finish good spread should be able to.

Plaster is heavy and it needs a solid well anchored base to support its weight. Be sure to drive screws into wood lath above.