On 4/8/2020 6:36 PM, Muggles wrote:
On 4/8/2020 5:13 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
On 4/8/2020 3:18 PM, Hawk wrote:
On 4/8/2020 12:17 PM, 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*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 .

Exactly how I would approach.
Â* I ran a home repair business that for many years focused on resto and
repair work in Midtown Memphis . Most of those houses were built in the
same era as the OP's house and had many of the same problems ...


We had our own side business for a few years ... husband did sheet rock,
I did mud work, he did the belt sander and I did the finish work. He
also would do the large scale painting, and I did the trim work with oil
base paint. Oh, I also did wall paper, too, but that's not really in
vogue any more.

People like you and your husband built America. God bless you both!