Is there any easier way to cut damaged ceiling boards out of a ceiling, other than with a hammer, knife and board saw and just hacking away to it falls, any easier tips out there, it seems to take me hours?
I don't find cutting the plasterboard too bad generally. The hard part I find is hacking away at the bit that sits on the timber. You need to remove part of this so that the new plasterboard can be srewed / nailed into place.
I tend to cut the board away flush with the timber and then screw a bit of 2x1 or 2x2 timber (or whatever I have knocking about in the van) to the existing ceiling joists. The new plasterboard can be easily fixed into place then, without hacking away at exsiting board to expose a bit of timber to screw into. It's hard to to get the new plasterboard to fit perfectly eitherway, but I just fill any gaps with bonding or adhesive (again anything knocking about in the van) prior to skimming. Never had any problems.
Screw some timber batons through the undamged plasterboard then you can screw the new piece of board onto them. I also find it easier to cut the p/board for the patch first, hold over the hole and mark round it then cut the ceiling/wall board to fit. I know it sounds the wrong way round but it's much easier.
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