Repair Ceiling Hole

Cut a square piece a bit larger than the damaged area and hold it over the hole to trace the outline onto the wall.

Repair ceiling hole. Out from the patch to soften it so you can scrape it off to prep for the taping work photo 3. The frustrating thing about repairing a ceiling be it mending holes in plaster ceilings or lath and plaster ceilings you always have to make the hole bigger before you can repair it. Apply mesh tape over the crack.

Sand away any loose paint and drywall. These are basically fiberglass mesh over a thin piece of perforated aluminum. Screw backer boards above the unsupported drywall ends of the enlarged hole and install the new patch photo 2.

Spread joint compound over the tape and smooth it out. Cut a square drywall repair patch with sharp scissors so it is 1 in 2 5 cm taller and 1 in 2 5 cm wider than the hole you want to patch. Use screws or adhesive to attach the scrap piece of wood to the framing piece.

Use a piece of drywall the same thickness as the wallboard. Cut a drywall patch so it is 1 in 2 5 cm bigger than the hole. Cut out the square hole.

Texture in a jar to repair cracks in ceiling for small repairs on popcorn ceilings such as hairline cracks in ceiling dab on this stuff. Then tape mud and skim coat the entire patch. Check the bottom of this page for a video of this wall and ceiling repair technique.

You ll also want to cut the piece a little smaller than the opening. If you re dealing with a smaller ceiling hole you can use a self sticking aluminum reinforced patch like the one shown here for a quick easy repair process. A drywall patch like this can be found just about anywhere wall repair materials are available.