Gallery 8
Repair to Drywall/Popcorn Textured Ceiling
One of the great things about plaster is that it can be used for both plaster and drywall repairs. I was called in to an apartment complex to do some repairs to the bathroom ceiling above the shower area. It was water damaged from a roof leak. Here's what I did to fix it:
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Photo #1: This photo shows that there was some drywall in the back corner that was in pretty bad shape. I removed about an 8" x 8" square, and then installed some new drywall into the hole and secured it. I also scraped off the water damaged popcorn texture.
Photo #2: I have rolled on a latex bonder over the exposed drywall and also out about 6" on to the popcorn texture. This was allowed to dry about a half hour.
Photo #3: The next step was to mix up some plaster and fill in the area over the piece of drywall I had installed, as you can see in photo #3. After applying a coat over the drywall patch, I embed fiberglass mesh to bridge the area between the new drywall and the existing drywall ceiling area.
Photo #4: You can see here that I have then followed up with a layer of plaster over the entire area, extending it slightly over the existing popcorn. As it sets up I smooth it out and feather the edge into the popcorn textured area. This feathering will ensure that there is no 'line' left where the repair has been made and meets the existing ceiling.
Photo #5: This photo shows the final step; the popcorn spray texture that has been applied. The texture matches in perfectly.
This repair is an example of how plaster can be used with a variety of modern spray finishes. Plaster gives the advantage of a super hard material that does not need to be sanded. It's also a very fast way to do a repair, as it only took about twenty minutes from the time I started plastering to the final coat of spray texture. I call that 'Lightning Fast!'