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Drywall Patching
So I had to cut two holes in my bathroom ceiling to repair a sprinkler head. One hole is about 6x6 inches and the other is about 3x3 inches
I was gonna fix them by cutting out a piece of drywall the same size, gluing a board on the back to keep it in the hole, then just filling the crack with mud and sanding. I realize the mud may shrink some and it may need several coats.
I looked in a book that said to cut the board the same size but leave an extra inch of paper around the piece, then work the paper into the surrounding ceiling with the mud.
This is the first time I'm doing drywall repair and I want it to look nice. The ceiling is well lit and it seems to me that leaving the paper will make an edge that will be difficult to blend in(at least for an amateur like me)
So what is the better way to do it?
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