Novice light rose and platerboard question....
Discussion
Got a call from my elderly neighbour today. He had already removed the light in his bathroom and wanted to replace with the original pendant light. Problem was that there were lots of red, black and yellow/green wires hanging down from the ceiling.
I had the idea of copying another light in the house and after a few minutes we got it working again.
Problem was that the old light had damaged the ceiling and the old pastic rose now couldnt be re-screwed up to the plasterboard ceiling.
I even tried drilling holes in the rose to provide a new location to add a rawl plug, but the palsterboard ceiling is badly butchered around here. I want to keep the rose in this location as the artex centres around this point in the room.
I have left it as it is today, but want to get it looking right for him. My idea is to place some timer in the loft above the hole and then use Polyfilla to create the platerboard around that area again. Once this is dry, i can add the rawl plugs and re-attach the rose.
Question is, is this the correct way to do it and if not, whats the better way beraing in mind that i am helping a neighbour out.
I had the idea of copying another light in the house and after a few minutes we got it working again.
Problem was that the old light had damaged the ceiling and the old pastic rose now couldnt be re-screwed up to the plasterboard ceiling.
I even tried drilling holes in the rose to provide a new location to add a rawl plug, but the palsterboard ceiling is badly butchered around here. I want to keep the rose in this location as the artex centres around this point in the room.
I have left it as it is today, but want to get it looking right for him. My idea is to place some timer in the loft above the hole and then use Polyfilla to create the platerboard around that area again. Once this is dry, i can add the rawl plugs and re-attach the rose.
Question is, is this the correct way to do it and if not, whats the better way beraing in mind that i am helping a neighbour out.
Yes, enlarge the hole as much as you can - obviously not so big that you can see it when the fitting is back up and get some MDF - fit it so it lays in the roof space - then drill through into it and get the screws in.
Plasterboard isn't designed to take a rawlplug - it's too soft and not thick enough.
Plasterboard isn't designed to take a rawlplug - it's too soft and not thick enough.
MikeyT said:
Yes, enlarge the hole as much as you can - obviously not so big that you can see it when the fitting is back up and get some MDF - fit it so it lays in the roof space - then drill through into it and get the screws in.
Plasterboard isn't designed to take a rawlplug - it's too soft and not thick enough.
Unless you're using plasterboard plugs Plasterboard isn't designed to take a rawlplug - it's too soft and not thick enough.
those plasterboard plugs great in theory but in practice different kettle of fish i now have 4 rather large holes in my bedroom window recess where i tried to use them they dig in fine then just pulled out but i had previously used them in the last house fine but this one obviously the plasterboard is different and it doesnt like them
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