How to repair a hole in ceiling - drywall plasterboard
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- Step by step tutorial on how to repair a hole in the ceiling . Drywall / plasterboard repairs are very easy to do once you know how and the same process can be applied to all drywall and plasterboard repairs from walls to ceilings. Plenty of little tips and tricks to learn along the way so watch till the end. If you have any questions or suggestions put them in the comment section below. For more howto videos LIKE COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE. #DIY #howto #billshowto
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I was reluctant to have the Kaiser Wilhelm Spiked Helmet Society around for the pogo dancing championships, but after seeing this, the boys are all welcome.
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Why am I watching this, I don't even have a hole in my ceiling
maybe the same reason I´ve watching all this videos that guy is really hot,love his face and perfect body at the same time learning about this stuff
one day you will have one...
I got a hole in my ceiling that needs to be patched due to plumbing work. This was super helpful and borderline /r/mildlysatisfying.
Cheers!
Don't do it mate..
I have a hole in my pocket where all my money is falling out.
Shopping list
• 13 mm ceiling Gyproc (cut to size)
• Box cutter
• Pencil
• Tape measure
• Plaster board / Multitool saw
• 2 x Flat timber bigger than the hole
• Self-tapping screws
• Drill/screw gun
• Fiberglass mesh or Paper tape
• Scissors
• 2 Scrapers Large & Extra large
• 10 min Rapid / Quick set joint compound
• Manual Sander with 120mm grit paper
• Topcoat joint compound (not quick set)
• Combined Prime and Paint
Thanks for this DIY tutorial. I’d add that people should be very careful cutting through the ceiling to not accidentally go through any hidden cables or pipes up there.
And wear safty glasses!!
@@kellytuttle3311Aussie’s are the real cowboys! 😂
Remember to get the leak fixed first, folks.
Great video. You blow my mind with new knowledge every time.
hi Bill from sunny essex in UK! thank you so much for this brilliant and easy to follow video - I am a 62 year old woman with no DIY skills whatsoever lolI but watched it yesterday and within the morning had successfully and professionally patched a hole cut in the ceiling to repair a shower leak. tremendous feeling of accomplishment and family impressed! now feeling empowered to tackle skimming over its ugly 1970s finish, hope you have a video for that! thanks again you are a legend
You’re welcome 👍
Bill I love your tutorials!, as a novice DIYer I would love to know more about the products you use personally. For example your first 'rapid set' compound was different to the second and third compounds you used, looking on various hardware suppliers websites at say the gyprock range of product there appears to be multiple compounds that can be used to achieve the same results however I myself get myself caught up and consumed with which one is better and why.
Well done, mate. I'm going to give it a go. If it doesn't work I'll send you a ticket to come to NZ and do it properly for me.
Ticket to NZ, not Poland? lol
Go you halfsies, can do with him 😂
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You're such a good explainer.
You'd make a top lecturer at TAFE.
no no not TAFE.
UNI
@@mercamg9312 since when does university teach practical knowledge that is useful
Great video Bill, clear and to the point. Btw, just call it plasterboard, the Americans will figure it out and you are promoting Aussie culture as a bonus. Thanks heaps.
Lol 👍👍👍
I'm American and plasterboard was the first tf thing I ever used. We have that here you know. Plaster board and Drywall are different products altogether but do get lumped in all together as "sheetrock". Just different applications.
awesome job Bill.
Only thing I'd add, is to use a P2 dust mask - or you'll be sneezing and coughing the crap out of your system for days :)
Agreed 👍
Yes, for goodness sakes, if you make an instructional video, fully show 'SAFETY FIRST' because it tells everyone "the dust is dangerous, protect yourself"
If you work with your hands a lot, it is much cheaper to buy a box of dust masks than to come down with an expensive respiratory illness.
Different people have different vulnerability/sensitivity.
My rule is this: *_"See dust, stop working immediately, put on the dust mask"_*
You can never go overboard when protecting your health.
Great video!
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Best video! YOUu made it very easy to understand and I feel more confident I can do this now
This really helped my anxiety about a hole I accidently made in the floor in the attic / ceiling of closet. Thanks for the excellent how to video.
Regarding wetting the tape; my Dad (now retired) was a drywall taper for almost 50 years, he sometimes used the tape dry exactly as you did it, but when he was doing joints, he would use wet tape, but not like the guy in that video who seems to just soak the tape in water in a bucket, my dad had a box that was filled a wet cement mixture, on the back of the box was a place to hang the roll of tape, the tape was then fed through the box in a little slit, and pulled out of the other side of the box from another slit, and when it came out the other side it was soaked in wet cement and slapped onto the joints, then cleaned with the trowel. My Dad made this box, so did most of the other tapers.
You explained it so well. I was able to repair a small water damage on my ceiling. Thanks!!
Thank you, Bill. An excellent instructional video. As others have noted, please wear a mask - we need you healthy, so you can continue to make even more great videos. 😃
And be careful not to cut thru live wires in ceiling.
Have to say from all the demonstration videos i enjoy yours the most, you explain clearly and your energy portrays a good positive energy and confidence which is very motivational. Keep making the video and great job!
You’re welcome 👍
Great video, thanks. Now I can fix my gyprock and my plasterboard and my dry wall too.
Fantastic having Aussie fellas explain stuff without going on and on and on. Well done and thanks.
Hello from the UK - that was a brilliant video. Straight to the point, very clear to see what you're doing and good explanations too. Great job
AWESOME JOB! Thank you for explaining the tape and drywall, I always have issues with that! I liked and subscribed to your channel.
Thank you for this video!I have a soft spot in my ceiling in my living room.I have been wanting that area fixed since I bought my house.After watching your video I think me and my husband can do this on our own.Is there anyway that you can list all the products and supplies so that we know exactly what to get?
Bravissimo, Bill! You make what feels to amateurs like me like hugely complex jobs, very practical and achievable jobs that make me feel more confident about starting and getting the jobs done! Thanks from Warrnambool, Victoria.
You’re very welcome 👍
Thank you for detailed, step by step, explanation. Helps a lot.
Thanks Bill. Just got a quote for exactly the same thing. $270. I think I will give it a go myself after watching your tutorial.
I tried this method, but my cat got in the ceiling and I didn't notice, been wondering why my ceiling was meowing for the last 3 days. How to get cat out? Can you make a video?
Put a cat flap in your ceiling seems the logical answer.
just wear ear plugs for a few days
Great video. I know you're concerned that people will correct you on what you called drywall. May I suggest you just call it what you like to call it in the beginning and let people know that's what you're going to call it. If they don't like it, too bad. If they're making a big deal over what you call drywall, they have a bigger problem than a hole in their ceiling. Keep up the good work.
I've been putting this off for over a month thinking it's a more complex job than it obviously is...cheers dude.
More jobs to do round this old house aswell, may even (will defo) use more of your vids and advice.
Skilled tradesmen
Very helpful for my holes in ceiling I’m going to tackle
Omg we had a leak on the roof from the pool hose thingy. Same problem as this. You Bill make it look so easy. What if I just put a mesh patch over the hole? Then fill? At the moment i put sticky tape over the hole to stop Huntsman Spider's getting in. Help! Thank you to any one that can offer advice. Kindest thoughts to you and your families and Furbabies from Victoria 🥺
I wouldn’t recommend a mesh patch as they usually sit proud and are difficult to blend in particularly on the ceiling 👍
@@billshowto Bill would just putting the tape you use and cover with filler work? Sorry for being a nuisance, but I'm terrified of Huntsman Spider's and not able to do the cut out you did. Thank you so much.
Depends on how big the hole is? If it’s smaller than a 20 cent piece you could use cornice cement with some fibafuse mesh tape. Not very easy to work with being in a ceiling 👍
@@billshowto Thank you Bill. Appreciate your reply. Take care. Kindest thoughts to you and your family and Furbabies. Great Advice and Channel.
I do like the way you do your work as well as your enthusiasm for doing a good job. Top marks to you.
Excellent video - Thanks so much.
Bloody awesome mate, excellent work, appreciated the detailed illustration of all of the steps required for this job, and great to finally hear an Aussie accent on one of these videos.
That's exactly what I was thinking. Holy cow
Lol you’re welcome 👍
I assume this would be the same process for repair a hole in a plaster wall?
I feel the need to make a hole in my wall, just to fix it🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for this video. It's easy to understand for all of us who have shied away from doing this kind of deep cosmetic repair. Our home is over 70 years old. Someone added in ceiling hi-fi speakers in the 1970s. The equipment was removed before we moved in 1989, but the speaker covers remained. Eventually, they both fell. Around the same time a hole appeared by the front door. Thanks to your video I've been able to get up there and do something about the holes. None are due to water damage, thank goodness. I will say that, being so old, there are additional issues that I'm dealing with including multiple previous fixes using plaster instead of joint compound with texture. This has left a super thick "shell" around the small hole that is almost impossible to cut. As I don't have the power tools, I've done it using a drywall saw and box cutter which is slow but effective. On top of that, the attic is filled with an insulation that was put up there in 1948! This stuff has completely collapsed and is breaking into a micro dust that is disgustingly dirty. The 1948 1/2 inch drywall is a tad thicker than the current 1/2 inch drywall, but I'll go slowly and layer in the compound to bring it out and level. Your video has given me the confidence to persevere and the holes are ready to be finished off. Even without the joint compound, they look much better and I can tell that my repairs will last for a very long time... maybe even decades! YOU ROCK!!
Please provide the list of products, tools etc. how long to wait for drying the joint compound? Thanks.
Yeah he should be using affiliate links
Hi mate all good but 2 things, I use a fibrefuse tape its strong & thinner and less chance of being proud when finished. The other real important thing is to scrape or cut marks into ur existing painted ceiling around the cut or ur mud won't stick for to long. Apart from that great video
I'm with you Wayne on the FibaFuse tape. It's the best way to go for patching drywall now. It's the easiest for DIYers and you can't beat how flat it is!
Thank you Bill I’ll show this video to the guy who did a #SloppyJob trying to cover a hole in my ceiling bcuz he claimed there was nothing to nail a drywall
You have it so easy! I've just fixed a 2 foot / half metre diameter hole in a 200 year old ceiling in Serbia. It was about an inch thick and made from water reeds, metal mesh and mud! but basically the same technique. First I levelled out the floor boards above by screwing up small pieces of chip board. Then one big piece of chipboard to fill the hole about 1mm down from the surface of the ceiling. Then a couple of coats of filler. (i didn't have to be perfect like you or it would have stood out from the original work!) but i love your smoothing skills. I probably need a bigger smoother thingy!
Thanks to this video, I now have an idea had to repair my hole in the wall. But mine came from me trying to put insalltion in the burning hot Summer and my foot fell right through 😅😭
Thank you
Great job, Legend ... inspired me to go fix that bloody ceiling !!!!! Wish me luck ....
Your talking to much get with the program
I just hope that someone fixed the water leak that started the whole problem to begin with. ( A water pipe leak? ) ( A roof water leak? )🤔
Thank you so much. You've saved me a heap of time and taken my fear away from ruining my ceiling. I'm actually excited to do this tomorrow.
very straight forward instructions thanks!
He's done that wrong he should have cut the paper from the existing plasterboard before he taped it because u will deffo see the join in a plain plaster ceiling
Thank you, very helpful.
Gyprock, plasterboard, drywall should be a drinking game
So brilliantly explained . What a communicator . Thank you .
I have faith I can do this 😬lol
Thanks. You just might have saved me from a severe bollocking from the missus! 😌
Thank you very much it's really good video I really appreciate that. I don't know why 59 people dislike this video.
Great, informative video!!
About how long would you say the entire project took? Start to finish.
18Mins and 52 Seconds mate.
@@ssibenchley3232 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Good man! Thanks 4 sharing, be very well. Rob
Excellent video bonny lad. I'll give it a go now.ive seen this
great stuff. Thank you.
A great, no nonsense repair tutorial. Perfect for my water damage hole in my Ceiling!
And that ladies and gentlemen is what a real tradesmen looks like .
How about finding the leak in the roof as well.
If you wanted to install a down light in the patched area would you use a difference patch method?
I made a crochet granny square which I attached dangly things to. Then I stapled it over the hole in my ceiling. Job done. It's not my property and the council wanted to rip a huge bit of the ceiling down...but they won't pay to re-artex the ceiling. So my little bodge will do until I leave here. Also it gives an exit point for the water when the plumbing leaks. As I said council property. 🤣
I know this is an old video. But freaking thank you. I am a retired medical professional. I can put your body back together (trauma and critical care) but house or construction…I am lost. Thank you for this.
You’re welcome 👍
Would this process be the same for old horsehair plaster ceiling? I need to patch a hole from an old exhaust fan.
Gyprock / drywall / plasterboard.......when I was in the very low number Primary School grade some 63 years ago, we called it CHALK and made drawings on the concrete with it. 😁 We couldn't afford sticks of chalk and the school stuff had to stay with the slate boards we did our printing on. Yeah real high tech then.
Thanks Bill. Been going through all the plasterboard hole repairs because I have some holes to repair. Worst one was caused by a sparky when he stuffed up putting a power point in. Plasterboard crumbled and the trying to remove the plug the whole power point comes away from the wall. He screwed into the plaster and didn't use a metal C clip / bracket to attach it too. I have your options to work with so after three years it will be fixed this weekend (I hope). *Thank you!!* 👍
Awesome, Thank you for the tutorial DIY.
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Really appreciate the video. I got a leaky room and have to cut out the patch with a stain.
That being said tho, any tips on how to deal with leaks?
Why is Australia backwards to us? I thought thinner pieces of plasterboard was used for the ceiling and thicker for walls?
thank you for your video
BRILLIANT vids 👍 love it
This is the best video that I have seen for these types of repairs - it has helped me alot - Thanks!!
@billshowto I’ve patched the ceiling where all the old lights were. Most are fairly flush and ive put spacers behind some to make them flush. However there are still some spots where there’s about 1 to 1.5mm between the patch and existing ceiling. Is this a problem? Can it be easily disguised? Thanks
👍 Great the way you explaining how to do it CLEAR and SOUND I'm NEW in your channel and I like it! ✔ I'm SUBSCRIBED
You make it so simple, I feel like I'm a pro "in my mind" ...we will see if I can get it to look like yours.
Sooo good. Patching a ducted vent. Cheers mate.
Heya that’s a fab step by step tutorial. Can I just ask, should you always apply and feather in the same direction? It was just something I’ve noticed that you’re doing.
A trick I use when your drywall thickness is not the same thikness. I screw down a supporting board between the joists. Then I use expandable foam spray and make a layer of foam onto that board. When it is just about tacky I press the new board into the foam. I hold it into place with a thin piece of cover strip or whatever I can find. Make sure that the new piece of board is as flush with the rest of the ceiling. Wait for the foam to dry and then the rest of the process is the same. The foam works great because it is flexible and you can manoeuvre the new piece of board until it is exactly flush with the rest of the ceiling. Also when it dries it holds your new piece tightly in position. If some of it peals through the cracks you can sand it down. It works like a charm. Tip: use some water spray before you use the foam. It makes it bond and cure faster.
Thanks for sharing ！really helpful！
Great tuition. Thanks for the video.
Very nice job. Thank you for showing us the proper way to do the ceiling repair!
I want to make a hole so I can stuff it with rock wall for soundproofing your one has been stuffed that must be grea
I threw my remote in the air to catch it and it put a huge hole in my ceiling 😂
Thanks for the excellent demo. If you can ware a dusk mask you will also demoing safety is important to the DIY learners thanks
Love your videos but you are INSANE for not wearing protective safety glasses or a facial shield.
Ill definitely try this out today yesterday I had a squirrel or something claw it’s way through my ceiling because there’s a hole on the exterior of the house it got through I’m more worried about the ceiling though so I can sleep in my room again
My only question is can this all be done in one day
Great! Thanks for sharing 👍
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pity he didn't film the painting part.
That's what I was wainting for.☹
The guy can work anyway !
Excellent video I am about to do a repair like that myself. due to it being impossible to get a tradie at the moment. Really helpful advice thanks mate.
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Did anyone notice that his first measurement at 3:15 of the video was 260 and 170 . Then at 3:50 of the video his assessment was 270 and 160.
Should use eye goggles for safety as debris flies easily into eyes.. Do Australian ceilings have batten under main joists?
Thanks for the help! I would say this isn’t the best method if it’s a small hole and if on a wall. But definitely big ceiling holes this is the best method
Great instruction video. Thanks.
Good video. Bill one long ad is enough plus maybe a 5 second skippable ad, 2 long ads is very annoying...
My hole diameter is slightly over a foot. A bad situation on my off day.
Excellent. Very informative.
Nuff love kuz. Blessings
UK
any videos that think it's a good beginning to start off yelling at me I leave straight away. It's just unnecessary
Absutely fantastic. Taught me to install a 700mmx600mm patch
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Thanks, very informative and detailed. You’re a legend 👍