If you have a ceiling made of sheetrock and it has suffered water or any type of damage, you can patch it with another section of sheetrock or drywall board. Once you have the necessary materials, it will only take a weekend to have your sheetrock ceiling patched and painted. The job will leave the ceiling pristine and no one will ever know it's even been patched. All you need is matching paint for your ceiling and couple of tools.
Instructions
1. Put on eye protection and a dust mask. Situate a ladder under where the sheetrock needs to be patched. Climb the ladder and cut a hole into a square shape with a saw. The square edges should be even to patch the ceiling properly. Measure the cut square with a tape measure.
2. Cut a section of sheetrock or drywall with a saw to match the measurements. Place the cut section into the square hole in the ceiling and attach to the studs with drywall screws using a screw gun. Tape the joints with drywall tape.
3. Spread a thick layer of joint compound over the sheetrock ceiling patch with a putty knife, going about six inches out from the edges to make the ceiling patch blend into the sheetrock. Dry the joint compound with a heat gun or hair dryer for about twenty to thirty minutes.
4. Sand over the patch and joint compound with sandpaper until smooth. Apply a coat of primer to the ceiling patch with a brush and let dry as long as the manufacturer recommends. Paint over the patch and primer using a matching paint.
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