Repair the hole in the wall with plaster.
Fixing hole in plasterboard roof.
You will only need a f.
All the tools products i used for the repair i bought at home depot.
Now screw do not nail the existing ceiling to that joist.
I cut out the existing shingles in the area around the hole.
Video 7 of 8 this video shows how to fix holes nicks dents and scrapes in plasterboard walls and ceilings.
Insert noggin into ceiling under joint in new plasterboard.
Fill the hole with plaster compound and sand the surrounding paint to roughen it up.
Old mounting holes small nail holes left behind from old vents satellite dish brackets or anything previously attached to the roof can allow water to enter and cause damage for years before leaking is noticed.
Then apply 2 layers of plaster and 1 layer of joint compound to complete the repair.
Clean and stabilize the plaster around the hole first.
With some careful layering and sanding your wall will look like it never had a hole in it at all.
Begin by enlarging the hole just enough to expose firm lath around the perimeter.
Then scrape around the edges of the hole with your paint scrapper to remove any flaky paint.
Use the handle of your putty knife to tap the edges of your hole down.
Using tin snips cut a piece of wire mesh that s large enough to bunch up and fill the opening when you push it into the hole.
I then covered the hole w.
Widen the hole until you have found the next joist and cut the existing ceiling off square to it and in the centre of it.
A fast and easy way to patch a large hole in plasterboard walls here is a simple way for repairing a large hole in plasterboard walls.
The image below shows we have inserted a noggin under the joint in the new plasterboard.