making good

[bobbybrown]

hi guys just after some advice and tips on making good

opps the down-light hole is to big after the ceiling has been painted
filling in a hole in the ceiling and matching the artex
filling in chases

also if your ask'd to move a light that is in the center of a room and cant access the above to lift floorboards etc how do you get your cables through the joists? bearing in mind your not supposed to notch joists from the bottom ??

cheers in advance

 

[topquark]

well have you actually got someone to show you how to do it?

Yep, I just don't think I have the artistic flair necessary

 

[i=p/u]

a big lump of polly filler, how big??

 

[topquark]

cheers guys any tips for the spot light hole that's too big scenario ? apart from bigger fittings?

Only to make good and re-cut the hole. Problem being is that normal methods of hole filling in plasterboard won't work; you have to cut a hole in what you've just fixed....unless you can get access from above, in which case bond a new bit of plasterboard from above and re cut it (filling the hole below of couse). Golden rule measure twice cut once ... and if you're doing a lot cut a hole in a spare bit of plastboard (ply) first and theck the fit (and the clearance above if it has an xformer).

 

[p11jor]

Cut a bit of board a tad bigger then the hole but in a shape that it will fit above the board, but attach a bit of string to it, dollop abit of adhesive on the edges so it sticks to the other side of the board, you will be left with just the hole, a bit of board 1/2" above the hole and string hanging down, snip the string and fill in the hole with one coat plaster. Jobs a gooden.

 

[BlueToBits]

You can get a converter disc that converts a hole for a RO80 (old fashioned type downlight) to a GU10/MR16
this sort of thing
Downlight Converter - White