I need to fill a hole where a downlighter was in a (skimmed) plasterboard
ceiling where I don't have access to the back. It will be painted
afterwards. What's the best way for an invisible repair - it's in rather a
noticeable place. The skim is the pink stuff.

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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
I need to fill a hole where a downlighter was in a (skimmed)
plasterboard ceiling where I don't have access to the back. It will
be painted afterwards. What's the best way for an invisible repair -
it's in rather a noticeable place. The skim is the pink stuff.

Get a short piece of wood & partly insert a screw halfway along. Poke into
hole & centralise. Pull down on screw to hold in place while you screw
through plasterboard either side of hole into wood. Remove partly inserted
screw.

Cut a circular piece from some scrap plasterboard as close as possible to
the hole in the ceiling.

Now screw plasterboard bit into wood. Fill around edges.


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I need to fill a hole where a downlighter was in a (skimmed) plasterboard
ceiling where I don't have access to the back. It will be painted
afterwards. What's the best way for an invisible repair - it's in rather a
noticeable place. The skim is the pink stuff.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Can you put a smoke alarm over it? well it will be invisible won't it.;-)

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:17:27 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Now screw plasterboard bit into wood. Fill around edges.

Or if you're clever/lazy just cut a circular blank, stick in with bit of
filler or solvent-free gripfill or whatever, hold in place with 3 fat
screws in the joint locking the blank into the hole till it's stuck, then
fill rest of join & make good.

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John Stumbles wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:17:27 +0000, The Medway Handyman wrote:

Now screw plasterboard bit into wood. Fill around edges.

Or if you're clever/lazy just cut a circular blank, stick in with bit of
filler or solvent-free gripfill or whatever, hold in place with 3 fat
screws in the joint locking the blank into the hole till it's stuck, then
fill rest of join & make good.

Or if you are even lazier, stuff newspaper in the gap till you caint
stuff no mo, and skim..haven't you ever bought a second hand car?

They are made of newspaper and car body filler, and rust. :-)

On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:18:05 UTC, Paul Matthews
wrote:

George wrote:
Can you put a smoke alarm over it? well it will be invisible won't it.;-)

Five smoke alarms in one room may look a little paranoid G

People often question the mere two in our living room!
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