Spotlight hand holes
I recently had 16 spotlights installed in my kitchen, the electrician had to make 12 additional holes to get their hand in the ceiling to navigate the engineered joists.
I now have 12 plastered circles approximately 1-2 mm thick and 12” in diameter. How do I tackle this to make the ceiling good again?
I spent 2 hours sanding 1 circle and what a mess it made. Is this my only option?
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IAN HAWKINS PLASTERING SERVICES
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I would recommend to get the ceiling fully re-skimmed this will take out any differences and when painted it will not be noticeable
9th Dec 2022
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DPR Specialists
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No! The best option is to hire a professional and have a job done in high quality finish.
26th Oct 2022
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WM plastering
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Pva glue the area and skim amd feather in
13th Dec 2022
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Bozgoru
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Made small pieces of his register can be caught on the holes and after the fiberglass mesh and plugged with material
2nd Dec 2022
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Jace Orzechowski
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this job should be done by a plasterer, it's a normal job for a plasterer to use the right materials and not make a lot of mess
28th Apr 2023
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Smooth Coat Plastering
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Cut a hole in a plaster board to suit the feeling hole. Batton the hole and screw the cut to. Scrim tape over the joints and multi finish over and it couldn’t need any sanding if it’s done right.
20th Dec 2023
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John Hemming
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I would recommend having a plasterer in to sort this. You'll need to screw timbers to the back of the boards, to fix new plasterboard in the holes. Then patch the holes up with multi finish.
Its definitely a job for a plasterer/decorator as you'll need the patching to be perfect.
Its definitely a job for a plasterer/decorator as you'll need the patching to be perfect.
4th Jan 2024
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JM Plastering
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You’d have to batten every hole so you can screw a board to the batten. Use scrim tape and then patch every additional hole into the ceiling.
11th Mar 2024
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