A tree hit our house and made one of the trusses fall somewhat. The structural repairs have been made but I am uncertain how to best repair the drywall ceiling. Originally it was a popcorn ceiling but we had it scraped and skimmed with plaster. Do I use drywall tape and joint compound over the plaster to repair the cracks? Or could I just plaster over the areas that need repair? Or should I chip off the plaster, perform drywall repair with tape and joint compound, then re-plaster?
As you can see, I still need to do some fill in work with the drywall. This picture was just to show the lines where the tape or plaster would need to go.
This picture is an example of how much plaster was used over the drywall.