Thank you for the detailed response @JacobZ. Really appreciate it. Yea, I'm just looking for what's the best I can do in this situation. Just trying t ...
As shown in the image, I have 3 ceiling cracks. These cracks run in between ceiling joists that are spaced 600mm. There is a noggin behind the middle ...
I have two ceiling holes which I'm looking to repair. The ceiling plasterboard is 13mm thick and the hole's dimensions are shown in the pics below. I' ...
@MitchellMc @Dave-1 I have 2 spots where I glued and screwed but didn't screw the board flat against the joists. The glue has cured already, is there ...
Thank you Dave. Appreciate your reply. I used adjustable sheet props. I was able to fit multiple fingers between the joist and board about 25mm gap in ...
Hi @nugley,
For your expansion joint to work effectively, the plasterboard needs to overhang its fixing points slightly. This would more or less mea ...
Hi @nugley,
Ceiling plasterboard often cracks at corners and direction changes because these areas carry the most stress as the building moves with ...
Good Morning @nugley
I was going for the more labour intensive option of cut square, plate behind and repair I like neat straight lines even tho the ...
I would keep it simpler and fill the hole just with the joint compound, wait 24hrs then apply two top coats sanding in between and slightly wider cove ...
Hello @nugley
Both techniques are valid and it comes down to your preference on which patch technique you feel will give you the best results. If I ...
Good Afternoon @nugley
Lucky I am on a flexi Tho really should be outside working on the privacy fence.
11 years 6 months ish later and still going ...
Is there a particular reason you feel you need to fix it, such as the plasterboard visibly bulging when viewed from inside the room, @nugley? If the s ...
I have two ceiling holes which I'm looking to repair. The ceiling plasterboard is 13mm thick and the hole's dimensions are shown in the pics below. I' ...
@MitchellMc @Dave-1 I have 2 spots where I glued and screwed but didn't screw the board flat against the joists. The glue has cured already, is there ...
Thank you Dave. Appreciate your reply. I used adjustable sheet props. I was able to fit multiple fingers between the joist and board about 25mm gap in ...
Thank you Mitch. Sorry, I was meant to say every 40 cm. But I've now added more screws so that they're 20 cm apart. From the sounds of your last messa ...
Thank you Mitch. Yes, for one of the spots, I could fit a whole finger (approx. 25 mm). And looking at the ceiling below you can see shadow lines, but ...
