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AltitudeTime t1_j2ekpcl wrote

Reply to comment by portnux in Had a plumbing issue upstairs, now i need to replace a ceiling drywall cutout used to access the plumbing from below. My progress is below, and im now nervous about the consequences of adding the joint compound without an actual joist or wood anchor behind it. Is this patch temporary or should i be by jrab3717

Your suggestion works, but it depends on if the cutout was flush with the framing because there wouldn't be room for the drywall overlap on to the existing drywall for at least part of the patch if it was because the wood would be in the way.

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AltitudeTime t1_j2edakt wrote

Reply to comment by jrab3717 in Had a plumbing issue upstairs, now i need to replace a ceiling drywall cutout used to access the plumbing from below. My progress is below, and im now nervous about the consequences of adding the joint compound without an actual joist or wood anchor behind it. Is this patch temporary or should i be by jrab3717

I think what was meant was to pull the drywall patch and take a 2x4 cut to length on each side sistered to the framing that's already there. You then screw the drywall into that sistered wood to support the patch. Basically you are trying to make the new drywall piece as strong as the full sheet by screwing it to the wood.

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