Small repairs to ceilings

[ChrisinShropshire]

In our 10 year old house, we have a number of places where the plaster hiding the screw heads that hold up the plasterboard, has fallen out. This leaves us with a hole, 5-6mm in diameter and a mm or so deep.
What is the best way/best product to fill the holes so that they blend in well into a painted ceiling.

Thanks

 

[gregers]

use a fine filler and then give a light sand down then repaint.
but you may find that the ceiling/plaster board needs a few more screws in it to take up the bounce.

 

[Alastairreid]

Make sure the screws are sunk deep enough or the new filler will just fall back out.

 

[ChrisinShropshire]

use a fine filler and then give a light sand down then repaint.
but you may find that the ceiling/plaster board needs a few more screws in it to take up the bounce.

Thanks. Any particular filler? Do we need one that we mix up, or a propriety one in a tube?

 

[Alastairreid]

http://www.diy.com/departments/gyproc-easi-fill-20-joint-filler-5-kg/143938_BQ.prd