Ok, so this was probably covered in Drywall 101 … I missed that day. Suddenly has a brain vacation, and I need a bit of reassurance.
Smooth finish ceiling, looks like maybe somebody slipped in the attic and dinged the ceiling with a foot. That’s a smoke detector in the pic. I’m thinking to cut out the damaged area (just the part hanging down), slobber on some setting joint compiound, and embed a bit of paper tape. Smooth real welll, and go back later for a second thin coat. Did I miss anything?
I’m sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
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I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
Edited 1/5/2005 3:04 pm ET by Ed Hilton
Did I miss anything?
The backer for the patch.
how big a cut U making?
I either go to the joists ...
or put in some scrap 1x or ply ... ply takes the screws easier ... making sure my backer is all the way around and wide enough to catch the patch and the existing ...
or for smaller pieces ... cut a 4x4 hole .... for instance ...
cut a 6x6 patch .. turn it over ... score it on the back making for a 4x4 square centered ... now snap it and peel the gypsum away ... leaving a 4x4 hunk attacked to a 6x6 piece of paper ....
mud the edged of the hole ... mud the underside of the raw paper ... set ... trowel it flat .. squish the mud out from under the paper ... top coat the whole thing with your first skim coat ...
little knife ... bigger knife ..... biggest knife ...
circles ....
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry in Carpentry
Pgh, PA
just saw the pic ...
from the looks of it ....
U "might" be able to cut away the loose/damaged stuff ....
and durobond it.
I like sheetrock brand Light Weight Setting ...
for something that small ... I'd pick 20 min and hit it a coupla times ....
If ... the dector isn't hanging low ...
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry in Carpentry
Pgh, PA
Hey Jeff
You rock...........
I like your second idea better ... that's along the same lines as my initial thoiught. Considering the smallness of the damage, I didn't want to make a bigger problem by going to the next joist. It's in a hall that you can't see from anywhere else in the house (it's around the corner) and the ceiling is 10 ft so even now you have to know it's there.
I saw the stuff Yes'm mentioned ... might give that a try. And I have an open bag of 90 minute so I'll go with that. It's in a house where I'm doing a bigger job, so multiple trips is not an issue.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
Depending on the size of the cutout you make, your plan could work.
One of the tricks I learned is actually a product. Blowes and Homeys generally stock a drywall patch product. It is very thin metal mesh, with adhesive on the back. It's thin enough that you can mud over it, but strong enough that it won't push through the hole. It works a lot like multiple pieces/layers of the glass tape, but there's no thickness buildup.
If you find it at all, it will probably available in 3 or 4 sizes.
That stuff, with a coat or two of mud, a light sanding, and fresh paint. Bingo, problem gone.
Unless you're the lead dog, the view just never changes.