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Hi,

During removal of a warm air heating system, the gas engineer removed a flue from the kitchen ceiling. This left a fairly large hole and damaged area of plasterboard.

I have chopped out the plasterboard and reboarded but my question is what would be the best product to use to get a good finish over the board? I've not plastered before so and tips would be appreciated. The patch is 500mm x 400mm.

Thanks

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Hi,
What thickness needs to be plastered, i.e. the distance from the face of the new plasterboard to the desired ceiling level?

This will determine your options

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I would say about 5mm. Thanks

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If you are not experienced at plastering, and a DIYer like me, perhaps a 'one coat plaster' that you can apply in one go and then sand to smooth. Sanding isn't what pros might do, but it works well for a DIYer.

When I'm blending into existing ceiling/wall, I finish by using a thin layer of fine surface filler (plaster of paris, toupret, or easi-fill) and then sand it back untill you cant feel an edge anymore where it joins the existing plaster.

There will probably be better advice here soon from a professional, but this works well for me.

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