Cutting Ceilings

[Foxcroft]

how do you guys cut out patches on boarded ceilings.

Was fixing a 200mm hole in a bellied section of a ceiling, and cutting along the joist was a right ball ache. Took me about an hour to cut a 780mm square hole.

 

[murplastering]

padsaw

 

[Foxcroft]

was using one. But its a nightmare to use along the joists, and the joist cutting is what took up most of the time.

 

[TonyM]

Cut along the side of the joists cleanly. Screw noggins to side of joist. Fix patch to noggins. Job done.

 

[Gary the Spread]

1st thing I do is to cut a piece of P/board bigger than the patch, hold it over the hole and mark it and then cut the existing ceiling away to where its marked. Always find this easier than cutting P/board to the patch in the ceiling or wall. Then I pop some timber battens through that are longer than the hole and screw through the board to hold the battens in place and then screw the new bit of board to this.
Not sure if it all makes sense but heres hoping

 

[oasis]

iv seen somepeople dab board to the inside of the hole then later bad a board to the bits..wot a crap fing 2 do.

 

[chunkyboy]

gary the spread got it spot on do that and you wont go wrong

 

[spunkybum]

dab a board to the inside of the whole, then later dab a board to the bits