Downlighter holes in ceiling

[InvictusBob]

We've bought a house with many downlighters installed in the ceilings. We want to replace them but many of the holes have been damaged by previous removal and re-insertions. Some of them are considerably oversize or not round. What's the best way to repair these? Is there a way of making the edges of the holes more robust?

Bob

 

[homer_simpson]

if there`s a lot ov holes i myself would overboard it.rather than tryin to patch it up plasterboards aint dear either and it`ll look better.

 

[WabbitPoo]

If you do overboard then make sure the light fittings you intend to use will handle the extra thickness of two plasterboards.

Are you going to reskim the ceiling? if so then can you cut new hols and patch the old ones with some plasterboard? (need to fix the latter by some sort of clever gluing arrangement in the ceiling.

 

[Deluks]

If you do overboard then make sure the light fittings you intend to use will handle the extra thickness of two plasterboards.

Just cut an extra sized hole where the old lights were before adding the new layer.

 

[Monsoon]

Take a look at this product.
http://www.drywall-emporium.com/Bear_clip_webpage.htm
Cheap n cheerful solution and should give a good finish

 

[Richard C]

I rewired the lighting & ring main circuits of an old flat roof extension by cutting suitably placed 75mm dia holes in the plasterboard ceiling, I then re-used the plugs I had cut out to close up all the holes. I stuck the plugs back using grab adhesive (although you could use drywall adhesive) stuck over the join with several, cris-cross strips of glass fibre reinforcing/repair tape & then skimmed them over. It’s not cracked & you can’t see the joins or the slight variation in plaster depth over the repairs areas unless you put a straight edge over it.