Leaking Garage Celing
#1
03-14-16, 02:03 PM
Leaking Garage Celing
Hello:
I have a two story house with one bedroom and the washer/dryer room sitting on top of the garage. Yesterday my washer malfunctioned and leaked all the water during a washing cycle unto the floor. Unfortunately, this was not caught until an hour later. The room was cleaned up and the washer fixed. However, when we were cleaning the spilled water from the washer we went into the garage to grab some buckets and noticed that there was flowing water leaking from one of the light bulbs in the garage's ceiling. It was the light bulb that is below the washer/dryer room. It has since stopped leaking but there was ALOT of water that got dropped into the garage floor. My concern is that there may be more water sitting in that ceiling.
There is no way to gain access to the space between the garage and the rooms above it. How can I check if there is water in there? How likely is it that this could become a problem (ie. mold). Short of just cutting a hole in that garage roof how can I take a look in there?
Thanks,
MD
I have a two story house with one bedroom and the washer/dryer room sitting on top of the garage. Yesterday my washer malfunctioned and leaked all the water during a washing cycle unto the floor. Unfortunately, this was not caught until an hour later. The room was cleaned up and the washer fixed. However, when we were cleaning the spilled water from the washer we went into the garage to grab some buckets and noticed that there was flowing water leaking from one of the light bulbs in the garage's ceiling. It was the light bulb that is below the washer/dryer room. It has since stopped leaking but there was ALOT of water that got dropped into the garage floor. My concern is that there may be more water sitting in that ceiling.
There is no way to gain access to the space between the garage and the rooms above it. How can I check if there is water in there? How likely is it that this could become a problem (ie. mold). Short of just cutting a hole in that garage roof how can I take a look in there?
Thanks,
MD
#2
03-14-16, 03:15 PM
Member
There is no having to look and see if there's damage, there is damage.
The sheetrock and insulation is going to be shot and need replacing with that much water.
The sheetrock and insulation is going to be shot and need replacing with that much water.
#3
03-15-16, 08:14 AM
1) You'll need to cut out and replace the now damaged drywall and insulation.
2) You should have the proper overflow drain pan installed under the appliance to avoid this in the future.
2) You should have the proper overflow drain pan installed under the appliance to avoid this in the future.
