How To Stop A Water Leak And Fix A Water Damaged Drywall Ceiling

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Excellent video. I love how you explained easily to understand and also showing us the stuff you are using. Thank you

Awesome idea on jig for cutting center on stud while keeping dust down

Nah bro as a A/C tech you’ll have a problem there again. You need to braise the copper lines together with a copper fitting for complete seal. This here can cause more damage later on.

As somebody who has been just winging it for the first time in my first home, I wish I found this video 6 months ago.

It’s not the paint, it’s the change in texture. Both the mud and spray texture is what is causing the visual change. I’ve experienced the same. I really hate that spray texture, it never cooperates at all. Appreciate your work and disclosure.

How much this all cost?

Excellent instruction. Thank you!

Gotta have some hot mud with that mesh tape

Is it possible to get this covered by homeowner insurance?

Incredible, first step is to get in the ceiling cavity and find how the water is getting in and fix it. After that depending how badly the ceiling is damaged, might be a matter of painting a number of times with ceiling paint and will not be able to tell.

Thanks, I am definitely going to try this.

That cutting railvac setup is something you should patent. Freaking stellar… Thank You!

Is the repair process the same in dealing with (god-forsaken) popcorn ceilings? I know the texturing will be different.

u look like a cute chicken without hairs

Shall I use 1/2" or 5/8" drywall for a ceiling repair job like this? Thanks!

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My neighbor told not to worry about mold in the ceiling because there is no insulation. I saw that you had mold in yours. Maybe I need to open it up. I used a moisture meter and it doesn't indicate that it's wet. Is that good enough? The water leak was an acute issue that was resolved in a day.

What about replacing the drywall on the ceiling Afterwards? I will have to remove everything from the room then clean the dust and put it back after the drywall is removed. I don't want to have to do this twice. Is replacing the drywall as messy as cutting it out?

How does a copper pipe get a pinhole leak?

The 2nd floor bathtub drain leaked into the downstairs dining room chandelier. Looking into the trap door at the back of the tub, the PVC pipes disappear under the tile floor which is actually 2 layers of tile floors each with a wood underlayment. Since water generally finds its lowest area to run to, would you venture to guess the broken pipe would be above the dining room even though the two rooms are not directly above each other? Seriously hate to open this 70 yr old plaster ceiling.

How do I know where to crimp? I there a common rule of thumb to know where?

Hello ,
What city are you at ? Thanks

Have you tried wet sanding the mud? Using a wet sponge instead of grit will smooth out the compound without all the dust. It also helps fill in small holes.

ok, so I'm working on my issue now. Hope you can answer a question for me. the water leak I had was slow and small. I've scraped off all the damage, and the area I'm working with is 5 inches x 12 inches. Very small compared to yours. But it was on a seam between two sheets of drywall. think of like a subway sandwich in size and the bread is sliced down the middle.

Anyway, here's my question. As I scraped and sanded it appears the drywall is 100% fine. The tape that was on the seam came off. Can I just retape, primer, and then do the knockdown? Or do I have to tape, then mud then, primer, then knockdown?

absolutely love this

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I don’t think those r shark bite fittings but great video!

To everybody that is dumping on him suffesting to sister in a new 2×4, fine, that’s a good way to proceed but not really the point. His approach is reasonable and perhaps superior in some cases. As it happens I’ll be making use of his jig idea because it solves a different problem, so hat officially tipped. Thanks

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Can't you just use a chalk line to guide a cutting point?

Using masking tape to seal the drywalls is not a good idea. Without compound in between the gaps of the old and new drywalls. It will end up a separation of the masking tape and create a crack line later on.

Well done n good job.

You did a great job on this repair… I do a ton of drywall repairs and painting professionally, and for a basement with that ceiling texture, it's more than passable in that situation. As you mentioned, if it's upstairs with a ton of natural lighting you would likely need to really dial in the texture match and repaint the entire ceiling.

Read the bucket. You don't need sand paper. A damp 8 inch sponge will do the job and eliminate the dust. Nobody reads the bucket.😂😂😂