hey. i am moving my room into another room in my house. The only problem with this room is that the ceiling is quite old and one part of it fell off. I need to fix this part that fell off. I think the whole ceiling is plaster i guess but underneath the plaster are these really skinny wood boards with something that looks like cement between them. Can i just do the standard drywall fix with a new drywall piece and some mesh and can i nail the drywall into these boards? I also need to peel ugly wallpaper off too to paint it. If i could just fix this part of the ceiling, things would be great. Oh, the whole is like 3 feet by 2 ft so how much would the drywall be to fix it. i cant get it done by a proffessional because i have no money and my mom will by me the drywall. A lot of help appreciated. thanks.
Your ceiling is called plaster and lathe. You can just purchase some plaster to fill in the hole. Build it back up in several layers.
You can repair it with drywall but it will take a lot of sheet rock mud to get it right. One half inch drywall costs about 12.00 in Georgia. The mud will cost about 8.00.
The thin boards will probably break if nailed into, try using a nail to find the studs in the ceiling.Then make the hole into a square.Drywall isnt very expensive. It comes in a few different thicknesses though 1/4,1/2, 3/4. Measure the depth from the hole to the ceiling to see what thickness you need. Then you can cut the new drywall and screw or nail to studs. When cutting drywall use a razor on the white side to score the lines needed to cut, then you can break it and cut the paper on other side, real easy. If the hole depth is less than 1/4 then you may be able to use drywall compound to cover the area. Just use a putty knife to spread it on and sand it after it dries to make it smooth.
