Stud suddenly visible on kitchen ceiling

[Longshanks]

Hi

Just noticed the round shaped crack in the kitchen ceiling. No idea what could have caused this. (Landing above)

Any wisdom much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[JohnD]

Old light fitting that has been capped. Is it about 70mm diameter?

What is the ceiling made of?

 

[jacko555]

It that about the size of 1p coin. I'll bet a screw head.

 

[gonch69]

Yep just a popped screw head

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Or if the property is a bit older it could be a clout nail head. Round here some of the local builders were still using them well into the 1990s

 

[Pharun]

It looks like a popped nail , scrape the loose plater/paint off the head to check it is a nail, and it is fixed into the joist and not a missed nail , then firmly push the board up to the joist and hammer it further into the joist, but bear in mind it may force other nails that are not nailed in deep enough to pop,

 

[Longshanks]

Hi All

(Sorry for delay in responding-phone dead)

It’s 40mm diameter. I was wrong. It’s not protruding out, just a surface level, round, circular crack in plaster. Would it be to scrape the flaking plaster away to see what’s underneath before attempting a repair?

Thanks again

 

[JP_]

Following - I have something similar in my newish kitchen.

 

[Pharun]

Following - I have something similar in my newish kitchen.

same thing , in new builds it is common to find popped nails or screws, you need to remove the popped plaster and knock or screw the fixing deeper into the joist, that's if it is in the joist and has not missed it completely, if that is the case then just pull it out and fill the small hole with filler

 

[Longshanks]

Thanks. Our property was built in 1981 (Wimpey)

 

[Longshanks]

Hi again

Have scraped off flaking plaster, Can’t tell if it’s a nail or screw. Also difficult to know if board has dropped?

Should I just repair from this position?

Many thanks

 

[Pharun]

yep it looks like a popped clout nail head, try and knock it up a bit with a punch and hammer , while you are up there push the ceiling board up a bit to see if it is loose , you may need to put another fixing in, if its solid just patch it up,

 

[foxhole]

You can drive a drywall screw in next to it avoiding the need to remove .

 

[Longshanks]

yep it looks like a popped clout nail head, try and knock it up a bit with a punch and hammer , while you are up there push the ceiling board up a bit to see if it is loose , you may need to put another fixing in, if its solid just patch it up,

Thanks. I pushed the ceiling board and it clunked a blit. Unfortunately, now exposed two adjacent nails

 

[Longshanks]

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