Advice on Filling Holes in Dot & Dab Walls

[churchill67]

Hi guys,

The fireplace was recently removed from my living room and the anchors that once held the surround to the brickwork behind the plasterboard have been removed, and left a bit of a hole.

What would be the best way to approach filling these in? Shove a few layers of Polyfilla in there?

 

[Bosswhite]

Most decorators I know would scrunch up a couple of pages of the "Sun " newspaper, (minus the Pin Up Pictures) after ther have finished their tea break, wedge that in the hole and apply filler, and level off.

 

[geraldthehamster]

Most decorators I know would scrunch up a couple of pages of the "Sun " newspaper, (minus the Pin Up Pictures) after ther have finished their tea break, wedge that in the hole and apply filler, and level off.

The OP needs to be aware that the "Sun" no longer has the same specification:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30891939

Cheers
Richard

 

[Paintitblack]

You could cut out hole square,get piece of 2"X1" batten 2" longer than the hole on each side,slide into the hole with same length under p/board on each side,gyproc screw through p/board into batten,cut piece of p/board to size,then screw to batten,tape,fill & paint,job done!

 

[Bosswhite]

Most decorators I know would scrunch up a couple of pages of the "Sun " newspaper, (minus the Pin Up Pictures) after ther have finished their tea break, wedge that in the hole and apply filler, and level off.

The OP needs to be aware that the "Sun" no longer has the same specification:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30891939

Cheers
Richard

As from today the Sun has brought back its topless page three pictures,
It had a " Mammery " Lapse.

The building profession can get back to normal with its Tea Break entertainment.

 

[churchill67]

Ha! Yeah I read that... I'll have to stuff some Daily Star in there instead! You reckon shove some newspaper in there and then fill over should sort it though? I suppose I'll need to have a decent thickness of filler in there to avoid it being dented back in by accident? 10mm should do it you reckon?

 

[Bosswhite]

Depending on the size of the hole (in the picture it dosent look too big,)

shove paper in covering complete hole as a backing and do several fills with filler making sure each time it has gone off thoroughly, then sand down.