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fixing ceiling rose

enigma52
enigma52 Posts: 642 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
Today we decided to put up a new light fitting in the lounge. However when I removed the old ceiling rose the plaster underneath fell away, now there is nowhere to screw any fixing screws in. Any advise greatly appreciated will be dark soon.

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  • enigma52
    enigma52 Posts: 642 Forumite
    I thought that but definitely no wood there
  • Grz.26
    Grz.26 Posts: 317 Forumite
    Spoooky as I have just sat down after doing this. I fitted ceiling rose up with artex adhesive stuff.. smelt horible, fitted a cross bit of wood between the joists. screwed light to ceiling rose which went through the rose and up into loft where cross beam installed and which holds the light up. taa dah! looks rubbish at mo, but when painted will look ok i suppose.

    should have got someone in, but never mind.
  • Plasterer
    Plasterer Posts: 819 Forumite
    enigma52 wrote: »
    Today we decided to put up a new light fitting in the lounge. However when I removed the old ceiling rose the plaster underneath fell away, now there is nowhere to screw any fixing screws in. Any advise greatly appreciated will be dark soon.

    How olds your house?
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    cut a piece of 2x1wood to about 6/9 inches long. drill a few small holes in it about where a rose fixing screw will go. near the middle?

    slide it into the hole, then push it backwards to sit over the hole.
    put yer first screw in and then fix as per normal.

    you may only need one screw for a simple pendant fitting.
    Get some gorm.
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
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    Get some gorm.
  • House_Hunter
    House_Hunter Posts: 165 Forumite
    What type of ceiling is it - plasterboard or lathe and plaster?

    What type of light is it (how heavy)?

    I have recently been replacing all the nasty pendant lights in my house with new style fittings.

    To do the job properly, I have gone to the room above, removed floorboards then built wooden frame to sit between joists that the light can then hang off. Solid as a rock! One of our lights did way about 15kg though!!

    I usually then touch up the plaster below with either plasterboard or polyfiller smooth and hey presto....perfecto!
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    yes you will have to use common sense re the weight of any fitting. any heavy chandelier types will need a proper frame attached to the joists.
    Get some gorm.
  • enigma52
    enigma52 Posts: 642 Forumite
    thanks for all the help, going to try the "Ormus" fix re posts #6 & #7 first.
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