How To Repair Hole In Ceiling

Out from the patch to soften it so you can scrape it off to prep for the taping work photo 3.

How to repair hole in ceiling. Protect your eyes and mouth with safety goggles and a dust mask. Less than 1 inch wide fill the hole with vinyl spackling using a putty knife. Then tape mud and skim coat the entire patch.

Cut a rectangle around the damaged area. Patching small and medium sized holes. Mist water over the surrounding ceiling texture in an area about 24 in.

Spackling and sanding. Add wooden cleats behind each side for support. Sand the patched hole smooth to the surface of the ceiling with a fine grit sanding block.

Apply ceiling paint to the. Attach a patch piece to the cleats. You ll also want to cut the piece a little smaller than the opening.

Cut a piece of scrap wood that is 1 2 thinner than the opening to allow for the thickness of drywall. Clean with a damp rag to. Wipe excess spackling with a clean cloth.

Place mesh tape over the patch piece and spread joint compound. Screw backer boards above the unsupported drywall ends of the enlarged hole and install the new patch photo 2. Making drywall patches for large holes.