Hello There, I live in Illinois and we just went thru a huge defrost this weekend. All the snow melted and I'm not sure my issue has anything to do with that but my wife and I found what looks like water damage spots on the ceiling on our living room and front entry way. We never noticed the spot before and first thought was the roof is leaking. I went into the attic and found no wet insulation and no damaged dry wall so it seems the damage is only on the living room-side of the ceiling. Also, the areas with the damage are coming from where the wall and ceiling meet and are directly above our front window and door. The house is never humid and I don't think moisture from inside the house is an issue. One thing I thought was that if the roof did leak at one time and damaged the ceiling and the previous owners repaired the roof and just painted the ceiling, that's the answer to what happened. But the attic-side of the drywall would've been damaged as well, which it isn't. It's not a large attic and I'm rethinking if I even saw OK dry wall but I'm almost positive I was in the right spot and saw no damage. So I have no idea what to do... When I touch the drywall, it's cold but not moist. Anyone ever hear of a similar problem??? Please help!!! Thanks!!!

Hello All! 1st time poster- YAY! Anyway- I have decided to do a stomp ceiling in my family room. I did some drywall work, and I cant get the current design to match up. I have 2 or 3 buckets of drywall plaster leftover... Can that be used? If no.. what is the best type of plaster to use? Also- do I need to worry about tape, mud and sanding the seams if before I do the stomp? Stiff brush? Soft brush or do they make them specifically for that? Whatever else anyone can tell me would be much appreciated.