On 4/8/20 11:17 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 4/8/2020 10:14 AM, dj wrote:
I have a big hole in the ceiling of my living room caused by a leaky
roof. I
think we have fixed the leak and want to do at least an "average" job of
fixing it myself.
If the leak is actually fixed, I do it right. At this point, I don't know
where to start, besides knocking down all the loose plaster. Please
remember,
this house was built in 1922,
and frankly, I don't even know what the "cement like" surface is in the
middle. This is the ceiling between my first and second floors. Do I
just use
spackle? patching plaster" or what
to start with.
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/m2



Â* Peel all the loose plaster from the cement like surface , then spray
the substrate with a 50/50 mixture of Titebond II and water to bind the
surface . When that's dried a couple of days trowel on a layer of either
premixed drywall mud or (preferred) use a dry mix quick setting drywall
compound - 90 minute probably if you have no experience . Build the area
up flush with the rest of the plaster one THIN layer at a time .




Excellent advice.

I had to do some plaster-work when I first moved in my house 40 h=years
ago. I had zero experience and doggone it, it has held up just fine all
these years.