Possible wet drywall on ceiling, under 2nd floor bathtub
We just noticed a section of drywall on our ceiling that seems water damaged. Unfortunately, it's the section right under our 2nd floor bathtub. See photo. The damaged area is right under the bathtub faucet and drain area, so I'm guessing one of those are leaking.
First things first, could use help on the best way to remove the drywall, to better investigate the issue. How much would I remove? Horizontal ceiling is damaged, but not the adjacent sloped drywall heading up the stairs. I imagine this area is mostly studs?
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by PJmax; 01-17-22 at 12:59 AM.
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Best way is to just get a drywall saw and start cutting, once you get an opening to see where the joists are and where the leak is will dictate the final size.
Do you have access through a wall to tub plumbing? That would be the first thing Id be looking at to access the leak!, you may not need to open the ceiling!
From the pic the drywall doesn't look in bad shape. As far as looks go [assuming the drywall isn't spongy] a coat of a solvent based primer and then latex paint will make it look good again BUT that doesn't address the leak. Any way to identify where the leak is from up top?
Thanks all for the help. Unfortunately, with the bath surround, I'd either have to remove that or some drywall if I were to thoroughly investigate a possible leak. I'll most likely have a plumber investigate for peace of mind, as I'm a little leery to try any improvements on my own.
When feasible you can remove some drywall in the room adjoining the plumbing side of the tub. Access isn't as good but walls are easier to make a patch disappear than on ceilings.
I’m demoing a small bathroom. The walls are currently tiled and I plan to replace with pvc shiplap panels with molding. I was originally planning to remove the wall tile and glue the pvc panels right over what’s left of the underlying sheet rock. I wonder if I’m wasting my time trying to remove the tile. I’m thinking of cutting out the bottom half and replacing the sheet rock with new sheet rock or plywood. I assume if I tried to salvage the current sheet rock, I’d need a this layer of overlay given the bumps etc in the sheet rock.
Thoughts?
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I replaced the paneling with 1/2" drywall and now there is a 1/4" recess on the door jams. How can I make this work. Do I cut straps of paneling to fill the gap between the casing and the door jam? I do not want to replace all the door jams.
01-16-22, 01:31 PM
