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09-02-02, 10:01 AM

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Patching ceiling

I had a leak in my roof which has been repaired. Unfortunately it went down to the ceiling below in a small area. I would like to know how to repair that area. It is a white plaster ceiling.

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09-04-02, 11:55 AM

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i don't know anything about plaster, but if the area is still solid and just stained, you can use a stain blocking paint like kilz to cover the stain and just repaint.

09-04-02, 02:33 PM

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Dear Dick,
Thank you so much for your suggestion. Actually, I was thinking that just today after I vacuumed the crumbled paint away. Jeany

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