This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to permanently patch a damaged ceiling.
Ceiling drywall repair youtube.
Now go down into the room below and locate the.
Screw drywall repair clips to the surrounding drywall and screw in the patch.
Be sure to center the hole between two joists.
If you re installing a drywall patch you ve got to screw the patch to something.
So your ceiling called it quits.
Drill a 3 16 inch diameter hole down into the 1x3 strapping and through the drywall ceiling.
Usually that means installing wood backing.
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The home mender shows us how to remove a buckled seam from a ceiling or wall apply new tape and mud.
How to repair drywall cracks in ceiling.
Climb into the attic and remove the insulation from between the ceiling joists directly above the damaged drywall.
But here s a quicker easier way.