How Do You Repair A Detached Drywall Ceiling?
Drywall, sheetrock or wallboard ceiling panels can detach and come off the joists, especially when a relatively heavy lighting fixture is fastened to it. When this happens, calling a handyman to repair the fallen ceiling first comes to mind, but if you’re confident enough to climb a ladder and work with a power screwdriver; you could give the handyman fees to yourself. Here’s how. Step 1 Remove furniture from the room or cover them with drop cloth. The repair will bring down some drywall material and dust. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2158651/detached-ceiling-remove-fixture_Full.jpg’); }); Remove light fixture. Switch off the power source of the light fixture, preferably at the circuit breaker; then carefully uninstall the light fixture. Step 3 Pull out the old nails from the joists. Use a pair of pliers or small crowbar. You won’t be able to reach all of them, but try t
