On Mar 1, 10:20*am, Jethro wrote:
hi all

fitted 4 halogen downlighters in the bathroom a while back. They are
the design with 2 wire clips, whereby the act of pushing the
downlighter into place grips the clips, and swivels them to spring
against the ceiling to hold them in.

3 are fine, but one, for some reason has the plasterboard cumbling a
bit. This has enlarged the hole slightly and reduced the grip the
light has.

Anyone know of a way to reinforce the hole in the plasterboard to
prevent further damage and ensure the light stays in place ? I'm
imagining something made of metal which can be fed round the hole and
curved into place ....

remove anything crumbling, apply pva to strengthen whats there, and
plaster or filler to make up whats lost. Result good as new, and only
takes a few minutes.


NT