Missed with the hole saw

[ZipLock]

In the process of putting drywall on OSB and despite a hole-in-one, I missed the electrical box by about 2 cm. It feels bad to discard the drywall, so what do you do? Can you fill it out with something like plaster once the board is in place?

 

[Leetel]

It should work since it was only 2 cm, otherwise you can cut out a larger piece where the hole is correctly placed and just putty the joints around the inserted piece. The new piece should be large enough so that you can screw on all sides around the hole for it to sit firmly. I believe that gipsbruk works in this case and it is cheap to buy.

 

[jtl]

I have repaired significantly larger damage than 2cm with plaster. As long as there is something behind to stop the plaster (in your case OSB), it shouldn't be a problem. It's usually easy to fill in between the sheet and the box once everything is in place.

 

[raveper]

Turn the record upside down. Start over and do it right. Then place the cut-out piece in the old hole and fill in the rest.

 

[jtl]

Turn the board upside down. Redo and get it right. Then put the cut-out piece in the old hole, fill the rest with spackle.

Good solution but assumes it hasn't been cut to length. If it has, it probably needs to be beveled on the cut edge, otherwise it may be difficult to succeed with the spackling at the joint.

 

[Drömhus2012]

You don't splice on the length, you just buy the right length of drywall directly, right?

 

[Stefan N]

Cut along the length, not on the height.

 

[anders07]

You don't splice on the length, you just buy the right length of plasterboard directly?

Oh, how I wish you could buy plasterboards in the right length!
Imagine how much less you would need to fill then...

I would probably also say like raveper, turn around and do it right... It can become troublesome if it becomes weaker around the outlet later when it needs to be rewired if the socket isn't sitting "right"...

 

[SBH]

Sometimes the lengths of the plasterboard work, and no cutting is needed. Pre-cut is available but then becomes expensive. If you do the plastering yourself, you can solve it with filler plasterboard or fix a piece that you can glue on. You do not need to turn or discard the board.

 

[SBH]

Cut along the length, not the height.

what do you mean then by cut along the length?
there are higher and lower ceiling heights than standard lengths of drywall

 

[raveper]

what do you mean by cut lengthwise?
there are higher and lower ceiling heights than the standard lengths of plasterboard

The same height but split in width. So narrower than 120 or 90

 

[smurfen72]

A skivar doesn't cost much, buy a new one so you won't have to spackle.

 

[ZipLock]

Thanks for all the tips!

A board doesn't cost much, buy a new one and you won't need to sand.

The cost doesn't matter. It's the job of renting a trailer, arranging for help to carry it, going to the hardware store, and dragging the board up three flights of stairs without an elevator in a narrow stairwell that's the problem.

 

[JOW]

Plaster and regular filler.

In the worst-case scenario, stick a strip with wet room adhesive over the damage and apply filler broadly over it.
This should be done after repairing with plaster.

 

[raveper]

aah. It can't be that hard to move the dosan, right..?