I want to paint my kitchen ceiling but there's cracks and an inch wide hole?

what's the best way to proceed pleaseI want to paint my kitchen ceiling but there's cracks and an inch wide hole?
go to the DIY shop and get a pollyfiller type product, fill the hole and cracks, wait for it to dry, then paintI want to paint my kitchen ceiling but there's cracks and an inch wide hole?
Fill with polyfiller and sand until smooth or paper the ceiling first
1st get a pair of ladders,,,
There're a lot of answers here but you have to first check WHY there's a crack in the ceiling. If there is a problem with the foundation causing the crack, then it will crack again after your repairs. Have a foundation company come out and do an inspection first.





If everything looks fine with the foundation, then I would just tape and bed the crack and retexture.
Its a good idea to use a bit of polifiller first!
id use ployfiller interior fine for smoothing over the cracks and filling the hole when done lightly sand over
find out why you got the cracks, and how did the inch wide hole get there?, you don't get these if everything is normal, if they are fine cracks and you know how the hole got there and its not down to anything serious the you can repair quite easily, first the cracks, place the edge of a scraper in the beginning of the crack and drag the scraper along it to dig it out you do this so you can get a decent amount of filler into the crack, use ';tetrion'; filler if you can get it if not use any equivalent type of pollyfilla let dry sand then repaint, the inch wide hole is different as you have no backing to the hole and trying to put pollyfilla in it is useless it will just fall out, and even if you did manage to get it to stay in it will fall out eventuallly, i would try using bonding plaster as its thick and sticks alot better than pollyfilla stick some in the hole and then stick masking tape across it to stop it falling on your head, when dry remove the tape and refill with pollyfilla and sand smooth re pint, there are other methods such as using a piece of wood/plaster board slightly smaller than the hole with a nail through the centre to act as a type of handle, you then glue around the edges of the wood/plaster board stick it through the hole and using the nail as a handle move it into position so it covers the hole and the glue sticks it to the ceiling from the other side, this then gives you a backing so the filler has something too stick too. either of the methods dicsribed will do the job properly and i use them often on jobs


good luck
Polyfiller will be fine if the cracks are not too wide, use a lot of it and it will strink despite what the packet says. So you need to build it up in layers for large cracks.





The hole you can do what many builders do and jam a piece of newspaper into it tightly then fill over the top. ther are expanding foams you can use but they are expensive and always swell more than you expect. You can even cut a piece of wood or plaster board and push it into the hole then fill over it. There no magic to basic DIY, do whats cheap and safe and does the job.
Get it checked out first to make sure nothing is going to fall down. Then use polyfiller for the hole and plaster for the cracks if it it OK.


If you aren't too great at decorating, I'd hire someone to do the job for you. Just give 'em loads of cups of tea and they'll do a good job!


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i am no expert, but call a building surveyor to check if its safe, then ask their advice about painting. Although surveyors are probably expensive. good luck
you can use that filler stuff and the wall board seam tape to hide the cracks and holes they use it on walls and ceilings on all those flip shows between the wall boards