rossco101
5th March 2008, 08:24 AM
I've been putting in new insulation in the roof and yesterday at the end of the day when I was somewhat tired, my foot slipped off a joist and hit the old lath and plaster ceiling. It hit it at the edge of the joist, pushing the ends of two of the laths down about half an inch (must have pulled out the tacks holding them onto the joist at their ends).
Well, when I was finished swearing at myself, I went downstairs to see what the damage was. There is a severely cracked abd distended region in the ceiling, but no pieces of plaster have fallen down.
Does anyone know the best way to fix this? Should I apply a fiberglass patch to the region and then patch over it? Should I try to apply bondcrete from the top to try and permeate and bond the loose pieces together? Both?
To get the region flat again, I'll probably have to put something flat underneath it and push upward with a long piece of wood while it sets, but this will no doubt cause more cracking.
If I apply a patch, will I be able to get the ceiling smooth again?
I can post some photos if people need more information.
Thanks,
Ross.
Well, when I was finished swearing at myself, I went downstairs to see what the damage was. There is a severely cracked abd distended region in the ceiling, but no pieces of plaster have fallen down.
Does anyone know the best way to fix this? Should I apply a fiberglass patch to the region and then patch over it? Should I try to apply bondcrete from the top to try and permeate and bond the loose pieces together? Both?
To get the region flat again, I'll probably have to put something flat underneath it and push upward with a long piece of wood while it sets, but this will no doubt cause more cracking.
If I apply a patch, will I be able to get the ceiling smooth again?
I can post some photos if people need more information.
Thanks,
Ross.