Patching up plasterboard

[Phoenix]

Quick question to others here, what do you use for patching up plasterboard around for say a drylining box

Reason I ask is because today I was doing some remedials, and one of the items was that the white goods in the kitchen were controlled by a 'control panel' consisting of 20A engraved grid switches, manufacturered by ashley and rock, and at some point most of the switches had failed and someone had been in and bypassed them all with connector blocks.

I ended up replacing the arrangement, becuase parts weren't readily available, 20A switches with supply terminals located directly on ring and feeding a spur socket is questionable anyway, and considering most had failed, they dont seem upto the job

Anyway, there were two boxes of these (one above the other), the length was such that with a bit of opening out it'd take a dual accessory dry liner nicely, but between the two boxes the thin strip was missing (must have been broken out at some point) and couple with the fact that the orignal boxes were slightly taller than the standard ones, there was about a 20mm gap between the two boxes I fitted, Now I had advised on the periodic that some patching may be necessary and as a basic measure I banged some caulk in there as its all we generally carry and its better than nothing. But got me thinking, does anyone carry plasterboard and stuff to make a proper repair, or just do what I do and advise management company accordingly and make a 'basic' patch up short term?

 

[Andy™]

if damage is going to be minor, i sometimes do a little plastering, just to make it look good. but often its left for others

 

[Lurch]

Either some Polyfilla premixed smooth finish filler, pricey but good or some cheap patching plaster from Wickes\Screwfix\B&Q or wherever.

 

[Badfish]

For any patching up I almost always use esifil 45,this is the same as esifil but dries in about 45 mins.very easy to sand to a smith finish.

 

[tom1]

For any patching up I almost always use esifil 45,this is the same as esifil but dries in about 45 mins.very easy to sand to a smith finish.

i use easyfill it does dry quick unless its deep fill, dose the 45 dry that quick for deep filling

 

[batty]

I generally keep a bit of plasterboard on the van, bonding and finish plaster, one coat lightweight filler and a bit of tile batten and other wood that way you are set up to do most repairs. I have seen foam filler stuff used to fill round boxes but never used it myself.

 

[davetheglitz]

I try not to commit myself to this - but as a bail out I have the odd bits of plasterboard on the van and plasterboard adhesive. Magic stuff - sets rock hard and the longer you keep it the quicker it goes off! Fill to just below the level and then a bit of one fill does the job a treat.

 

[kme]

"bonding compound" - used for sticking plassieboard to walls.

But, as DTG says, it is incredibly good at filling.

(the reason for the bold - there is also a "bonding coat" (like carlite), good, but in a different way......)

KME

 

[Andy™]

if you need plaster to set a little quicker, mix in some cement