How do you fix that.. remove the entire section or is there a easier way to fix this damage. It looks like a lot of work but was trying to see if it matters how big of an area you remove.. will it be hard to match the rest of the section?
Any ideas here or may I not explaining this right.
2007-12-07 08:14:48 · 13 answers · asked by thebearz 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Wow thanks for all the answers, let me go through all of them. THANKS ALL!
2007-12-07 08:30:26 · update #1
Water damage SUCKS...but if you don't fix it you'll get mold which is even worse. If you don't know that it is not water, get a bucket and drill an hole in the lowest part. Otherwise, you'll get a shower when pulling it down :) You'll probably have to replace the entire section of dry wall but make sure you fix the leak too :) or you'll just have to replace it again. It would be easiest to just pull down the entire piece...less cutting and trying to match the hole when replacing, you'll have to buy a full sheet anyway.
Have fun with that.
2007-12-07 08:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by Lydia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I understand this, the ceiling sheetrock is bowed. A cheaper fix is attach furring strips (about 3/4 thick by 2 in wide in various lengths on 16' centers like studs in a wall. Screw these to bowed ceiling. You may have to do entire room or even entire house as I did. Then attach 1/2" drywall to the strips and you get a level ceiling with only about 1 and 1/2 inches lost in height. I had 9 ft ceilings originally so it looks fine. I hope this helps you and it gives a good look if done correctly. Cheaper than taking old ceiling sheetrock down and replacing it.
2007-12-07 13:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by deanpitman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The right way to fix it is to remove the whole sheet to see if there is any water damage. If there is fix it, then replace the Sheetrock, then find the source of the leak, more than likely the roof will be the problem. Check around the flashing's and roof jacks or any thing you may have installed on the roof like a satellite or antenna. Or it could be in your pluming ? I Hope this will help you fix your prob !!
2007-12-07 08:27:47 · answer #3 · answered by fishnuts5150 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fix the leak! Do you have other access to the point where the leak is coming from? If not, you may have to remove the entire section to fix the leak. If that leak is not taken care of the weight could cause the ceiling to fall and you will be in a lot worse shape than you are now. Get that dang leak fixed.
2007-12-07 08:23:24 · answer #4 · answered by oy vey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could get mold if you do not do the job. You need to remove all the wet sheetrock, let the beams dry a couple of days, resheetrock the area. Then you need to tape all the seams and spackle all the joints. Then you need to put a "skin coat" of plaster, sand, do it again, sand, and final coat, then primer, then paint, several coats. Done. If you don't know what you are doing, this is not a hard job to tackle yourself, if you have the time and patience. Go to your local paint store, or Home Depot, or Lowe's Hardware and they will sell you everything you need to do the job. Good Luck. P.S. Water damage is usually covered by insurance, homeowners. If you rent, the landlords insurance should cover the damage. Check it out.
2007-12-07 08:22:50 · answer #5 · answered by FILE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would either replace the entire piece or cut back to one joist beyond the damage on both sides. Then replace the damaged piece, use sheetrock tape to cover the joint, then mud and sand it. It should blend fine. Just make sure to remove all of the damaged portion as you do not want a mold problem later and you will need to only cut the sheetrock to the middle of the ceiling joist so as to have something to nail/screw your new piece to.
2007-12-07 08:19:28 · answer #6 · answered by Jay D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to remove the entire section to fix the leak anyway.Cut out ALL the drywall that may be stained,if you don't it will cause MOLD and that is bad.I would not worry as much about matching the section as I would be about the potential mold.Good luck.
2007-12-07 08:22:23 · answer #7 · answered by Rookie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is any moist insulation above the sheetrock, the insulation could be bumped off. If no longer, the drywall will dry out by itself(if the sheetrock is commencing to sag, then it would get replaced). If the tape seam is showing, it truly is bumped off and re-taped. if your ceiling i a textured ceiling, it could additionally would desire to be scraped and retextured. in case you notice no information of mildew and additionally you fastened the source of the water immediately and started the drying technique, mildew should not be a good number of a topic.
2016-11-14 19:26:15 · answer #8 · answered by sachiko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-02 07:29:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fix the leak first.
If the drywall is bowed, you will have to cut out a section of drywall and replace it with new wall-board. They bed in tape over the cracks, two coats of mud over the tape, sand, match texture, prime and paint.
There are a number of websites that explain the process.
Google Drywall
2007-12-07 08:18:16 · answer #10 · answered by Dan H 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋