Plasterboard Holes

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leaskovski

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Hi Guys,

Im just about to have a room skimmed by a plasterer, and before he comes in I have removed an aerial socket that was in a daft place and no longer need for the room....

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I don't see it being the case of being able to skim over that, so I am going to have to somehow fill the hole so the plasterer has something to skim over.

Any ideas on how to repair that? I guess I could just leave the plasterboard backbox in there and expanding foam it, but that seems a bit of a bodge.

Any ideas?
 
Go to halfords and buy some aluminium mesh. Cut it to size a little big bigger than the hole. Get some fast settibg glue or no more nails kinda thing and cover the edges. Poke it into the hole and glue to the inside. Hold it in place with sone duct tspe untill glue has set. Loosely fill the hole over the mesh with polyfilla. Plasterer skims over.
 
Not sure the foam route will work as there is a large void between the drywall and what used to be the internal wall. It part of were the dorma meets the original wall, probably about 3~4" deep.


this seems kind of overkill
 
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Foam will work ok.

The foam in the first link will work perfectly, it expands nicely, but doesn't go so wild with expansion.

You want something more aggresive, then this one below.

If you can dampen that internal wall, it will help the foam to expand, you should be able to do it in one go, but you might find it easier in two, can be hard judging correct amount to use.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adh...nding+Foam+Hand+Held+750ml/d180/sd2857/p27912
 
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cut a piece of board about the size of the hole a little longer on 2 ends, put into the hole and screw at either end, then fill.

or foam.

nothing else needed really.
 
Nightglow said:
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Foam will work ok.

The foam in the first link will work perfectly, it expands nicely, but doesn't go so wild with expansion.

You want something more aggresive, then this one below.

If you can dampen that internal wall, it will help the foam to expand, you should be able to do it in one go, but you might find it easier in two, can be hard judging correct amount to use.

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adh...nding+Foam+Hand+Held+750ml/d180/sd2857/p27912
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The only reason I thought it might not work is that the hole is half way up the wall, so when I start to foam it, it will just drop down the wall until it either sticks to the interior or hits the floor.
 
Just do it in stages, had a concrete roof fibreglassed other week, there was a gap between the edge trim & concrete,used foam, it stuck perfectly, but I did it in two stages, so there wasn't too much weight on foam, which allowed it to stick & expand with out dropping off.

Once it's cured then add another layer, it is very sticky, so use the gloves provided, or it will takes ages to get it off your hands.
 
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Just use a piece of plasterboard or ply or anything the same width but longer and pass it through and screw either side then fill with a correct size piece of plasterboard.
 
pitchfork said:
Board from behind using some adhesive, then board on top.
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Bit of wood or plasterboard cut slightly larger than the hole, attach a string to the middle of the board with a pin/nail, bang some no nails around the edge and slit through the hole, pull on the string and straighten as needed!
 
I'm sure if the plasterer is good he'll be able to sort in a couple of minutes with an off cut of plasterboard.
 
BigBoy said:
Bit of wood or plasterboard cut slightly larger than the hole, attach a string to the middle of the board with a pin/nail, bang some no nails around the edge and slit through the hole, pull on the string and straighten as needed!
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Yeah, should have mentioned this bit...
 
BigBoy said:
Bit of wood or plasterboard cut slightly larger than the hole, attach a string to the middle of the board with a pin/nail, bang some no nails around the edge and slit through the hole, pull on the string and straighten as needed!
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This but you only need it about the width of a ruler and 30mm longer than the width of the hole
 
The traditional way of dealing with this is to stuff newspaper into the hole to provide a support and then fill with plaster!

I have had great fun reading 80Yr+ newspaper cuttings from around my old family home while doing various jobs!

:D
 
Orionaut said:
The traditional way of dealing with this is to stuff newspaper into the hole to provide a support and then fill with plaster!

I have had great fun reading 80Yr+ newspaper cuttings from around my old family home while doing various jobs!

:D
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Showing your age, I use to do that nearly 4o years ago.:eek:
 
maccapacca said:
Just use a piece of plasterboard or ply or anything the same width but longer and pass it through and screw either side then fill with a correct size piece of plasterboard.
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+1 or if you don't have the correct size of plasterboard use wood that's not as thick as the existing board then build on top of it with a filler or some kind until it's level, just ensure the colour is neutral.

Won't be noticable when skimmed. Foam is a lazy way of doing it and I'm not convinced it gives a better finish.
 
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