Toilet overflow into kitchen ceiling - drywall bubbled....how to repair?
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11-05-14, 04:25 AM
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Toilet overflow into kitchen ceiling - drywall bubbled....how to repair?
Hello everyone,
This is my 2nd ever post on this website. Thanks in advance for your support.
Toilet on 2nd floor overflowed, caught it quickly, but dropped about 2-3 gallons onto the kitchen ceiling below affecting about 2 square feet. The ceiling consists of 2 layers of drywall. Now that it has dried up, it looks like the drywall is solid except for some areas where the paint and drywall paper has separated and is bubbled up and hanging loosely.
What is the best way to repair this with minimal destruction?
Can a person cut out the thin bubbled areas maybe 1/16" deep and remud? Or should the entire drywall be cut out in those areas?
Thanks, Mark
This is my 2nd ever post on this website. Thanks in advance for your support.
Toilet on 2nd floor overflowed, caught it quickly, but dropped about 2-3 gallons onto the kitchen ceiling below affecting about 2 square feet. The ceiling consists of 2 layers of drywall. Now that it has dried up, it looks like the drywall is solid except for some areas where the paint and drywall paper has separated and is bubbled up and hanging loosely.
What is the best way to repair this with minimal destruction?
Can a person cut out the thin bubbled areas maybe 1/16" deep and remud? Or should the entire drywall be cut out in those areas?
Thanks, Mark
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11-05-14, 04:36 AM
Hi Mark, IF the drywall is solid, you can scrape off the loose and mud. Any exposed gypsum will need to be coated with either an oil base primer or Zinnser's Gardz so the moisture in the joint compound or latex paint won't cause further damage. Any water stains will need to be sealed with an oil base primer when you are done. Water stains are prone to bleed thru latex primers/paints.
hope this helps,
mark
hope this helps,
mark
