Deep "Plaster" Repair

[Onoff]

A little job up the pub. After a water leak above the ceiling, in front of the door to the loos it had really sagged. Even before that the door had always caught the ceiling.

 

 

Yesterday I ripped the knackered ceiling down. Had to then take the door off and a cut a bit off the top to get clearance:

 

 

A lot of the pipe lagging has gone over the years. Evidence of multiple repairs: 

 

 

Chucked some noggins in, there was just one bit of 4x2 mid span, laid flat. Hoovered all the timber and wood treated the timber as best as:

 

 

Left like this for now:

 

 

Thus a "plastering question". There is nothing supporting the edge of the flat board. I'm just going to pin a 1/2" quadrant beading along there and paint black to match the beams.

The gap circled though, how to fill? Some sort of plaster, bonding, browning? Intent is to just blend / feather it in.

Straight edges aren't critical up here by any means. If it looks "organic" it's no big deal.

 

 

[ProDave]

Hindsight. You should have screwed a batten to the joist for the PB to fix to before you fitted the PB.

 

You were probably pissed working in the pub.

[Iceverge]

Scrim tape over it. 

 

Stick a couple of long screws through the tape into the beam to give it some structure. 

 

Skim over the top as best you can and leave it dry. 

 

Skim it smooth then. 

 

It'll be as robust as any other part of the ceiling. 

 

[Onoff]

8 hours ago, ProDave said:

Hindsight. You should have screwed a batten to the joist for the PB to fix to before you fitted the PB.

 

You were probably pissed working in the pub.

 

I couldn't as that joist above the door slopes in relation to the one I've screwed to aside from being higher. The photos don't do it justice how out everything is.

 

Next I'll drop in some short noggins from above to sit on the plasterboard. From below I'll then wedge the pb level with the door frame, more "in line" than level. That will bend it slightly up making the gap I want to fill slightly less anyway. 

 

I'll go back in the loft and screw the noggins in place. Back down and screw the pb up. Finish the pb edge with a bit of 1/2" quadrant pinned on. 

 

I wish 🍻, had two coffees then just one pint when finished.