Hello,
I have removed a recessed box and some other things from my ceiling, so now I have two large holes I would like to fill. The ceiling was previously plastered and thus has a specific texture of the plaster. How can I achieve the same texture on those areas? I was thinking of filling it with gypsum plaster, as I have a bag of it at home.
Please provide tips and advice.
Best regards, Joacim
I have removed a recessed box and some other things from my ceiling, so now I have two large holes I would like to fill. The ceiling was previously plastered and thus has a specific texture of the plaster. How can I achieve the same texture on those areas? I was thinking of filling it with gypsum plaster, as I have a bag of it at home.
Please provide tips and advice.
Best regards, Joacim
Hard to say how you should follow the structure since it's not visible (maybe you can insert an image). Otherwise, I think it sounds like a good idea with gipsbruk.
The difficult part, I think, is getting the right color when painting. Be prepared to maybe paint the entire ceiling.
We had a lot of cracks in our ceiling, and new ones always appeared after a few months. We ended up putting microlitväv in the ceiling as reinforcement, and now we don't have to deal with the cracks anymore.
The difficult part, I think, is getting the right color when painting. Be prepared to maybe paint the entire ceiling.
We had a lot of cracks in our ceiling, and new ones always appeared after a few months. We ended up putting microlitväv in the ceiling as reinforcement, and now we don't have to deal with the cracks anymore.
Unfortunately, I only have a mobile camera and doubt that I can capture the structure with it. The surface looks like on a plastered facade but with a less coarse texture. I'm sitting here wondering if you can mix sand into the ceiling paint or plaster. Does anyone have experience with this method?
There's no obstacle to repainting the entire ceiling, as it's only a small hallway. And I need to touch up a couple of other spots as well.
There's no obstacle to repainting the entire ceiling, as it's only a small hallway. And I need to touch up a couple of other spots as well.
I would apply the plaster and then "dab" with a brush until I achieved a similar texture.
The plaster is quite coarse, but if necessary, it's no problem to mix in a little sand/gravel.
You can mix sand into the paint, and there is special sand available for just this purpose. You can also use regular sand, but make sure to wash it before mixing it into the paint. I sifted regular sand through a sieve, which I then washed.
However, I found that the sand tended to stick to the brush during application, so I believe more in the plaster method.
The plaster is quite coarse, but if necessary, it's no problem to mix in a little sand/gravel.
You can mix sand into the paint, and there is special sand available for just this purpose. You can also use regular sand, but make sure to wash it before mixing it into the paint. I sifted regular sand through a sieve, which I then washed.
However, I found that the sand tended to stick to the brush during application, so I believe more in the plaster method.
Started painting this morning, and immediately it looked worse. The texture was good in the actual patch but the texture had "filled in" around the edges when I used a trowel to even it out. Mixed some plaster into the ceiling paint and built up a similar texture with a brush over the entire area. Looks good for now, but we'll see after another layer of ceiling paint.
