ᐅ Temporarily Repairing a Drywall Ceiling – Use Plastic Sheeting? Alternatives?
Created on: 23 Oct 2022 13:27
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kati1337
Hello everyone,
We have a problem in our temporary home where the bathroom ceiling is currently flaking.
We want to spend as little money as possible, but the current situation is quite annoying.
The issue started because there was a water damage before we moved in, where water from the upstairs bathroom seeped into the ceiling below. The water supply to the bathroom above has since been turned off, and it’s no longer wet. We treated some mild mold in the corners with an appropriate product, which seems to be dead and/or gone now.
However, the problem is that after every shower, the old white paint layer on the ceiling flakes off in small pieces or flakes. I assume this is due to the old water damage having dried out, plus the paint is probably very old and was not of good quality.
I don’t want to install new panels or invest much money since we will only be here for a few more months.
Can anyone give us a tip on how to prevent the bathroom ceiling paint from crumbling into my contact lens case? 😀
Is there some kind of large sheet or film I could just stick over it to cover the area for the next six months? Any alternative ideas?
I’m thinking pretty much “after me, the flood,” since I strongly assume whoever buys the house will need to renovate all the bathrooms anyway.
Good luck,
kati1337
We have a problem in our temporary home where the bathroom ceiling is currently flaking.
We want to spend as little money as possible, but the current situation is quite annoying.
The issue started because there was a water damage before we moved in, where water from the upstairs bathroom seeped into the ceiling below. The water supply to the bathroom above has since been turned off, and it’s no longer wet. We treated some mild mold in the corners with an appropriate product, which seems to be dead and/or gone now.
However, the problem is that after every shower, the old white paint layer on the ceiling flakes off in small pieces or flakes. I assume this is due to the old water damage having dried out, plus the paint is probably very old and was not of good quality.
I don’t want to install new panels or invest much money since we will only be here for a few more months.
Can anyone give us a tip on how to prevent the bathroom ceiling paint from crumbling into my contact lens case? 😀
Is there some kind of large sheet or film I could just stick over it to cover the area for the next six months? Any alternative ideas?
I’m thinking pretty much “after me, the flood,” since I strongly assume whoever buys the house will need to renovate all the bathrooms anyway.
Good luck,
kati1337
Tolentino schrieb:
The problem is more likely that it's something heavy that can only stick to the paint, which will start to crumble. So everything will come loose soon after.
So either screw on another drywall panel (with 25mm (1 inch) drywall screws, which will just go through both panels without drilling through), or sand off the paint and repaint.Good point. I need to take some photos soon. The concern with screwing into drywall is that it might be too heavy and then everything will come loose. I don’t know what’s behind the stains, and honestly, I don’t want to find out. 😀
RFR schrieb:
I would just staple a vapor barrier over it…I’ll take a look at that too.