Foot thru the ceiling...

[Concussed]

Oh dear...

My plumber put his foot partially thru the ceiling above the stairs yesterday.

It's left a bent crack about 30 cm long and part of the ceiling is hanging down lower then the over.

Any ideas what to do for a novice please

 

[JohnD]

Ask the plumber whether he's going to get a plasterer in to fix it, or are you to arrange it and him to pay.

 

[2scoops0406]

Sound advice

 

[Concussed]

Well... the plumber has offered to fit our shower for free as compensation.

But he can't fix the hole

 

[elimn8or]

Damn - he put his foot through your ceilling - idiot, but hes offered to save you a bombshell by installing shower for you - take him up on that. With regards to your ceilling, is it plasterboard? In my house the ceilling is just plaster board sheets fixed to the ceilling joists which a plaster skimming applied. If it happened to me, i would be tempted to cut the hole back to the joists with a plater-board cutting hand blade. Once you have found the joists you can cut a suitable sized new piece of plaster board and fix it into place using plaster board nails. With the hole being plugged, you now want to make it all look like it never happened? I think you would have to re-plaster over the hole to merge into existing ceilling and the repaint the entire ceilling a couple of times.

 

[JohnD]

Or you might be able to push the split back together.

Go into the loft and sweep/hoover up all the loose bits. From underneath, press firmly with a large flat board that covers the entire break and the sunken part. You may need an accomplice upstairs to wiggle the bits together. If you can do it, put some scrim or expanded metal down and pour a runny layer of finish plaster over to stick it all together. If the broken part is inclined to sag keep the supporting board wedged up until it is all set. If that doesn't work, yes, cut it out.

(this method is also used on lath-and-plaster ceilings where the nibs have broken and the plaster is sagging)

 

[Tozzy]

cut a suitable sized new piece of plaster board and fix it into place using plaster board nails.

According to my plastering DVD, you're not supposed to use nails, only plasterboard screws .

pour a runny layer of finish plaster over to stick it all together.

What about bonding plaster ?

Well, I think I can say that you're plumber has certainly 'put his foot in it' .

 

[markie]

cut a suitable sized new piece of plaster board and fix it into place using plaster board nails.

According to my plastering DVD, you're not supposed to use nails, only plasterboard screws .

pour a runny layer of finish plaster over to stick it all together.

What about bonding plaster ?

Well, I think I can say that you're plumber has certainly 'put his foot in it' .

Useing nails is ok, we use them all the time. I think it's because if you start bashing/banging nails in for pics etc.. the plaster will come away from where the nails are ( which is true btw ) so I guess useing screws help that happening because the plaster will bond/grip in the screw head.