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I am in a process of planning a minor bathroom remodeling before selling the house (painting, changing light fixture and other hardware, etc.), and I have noticed a problem with my ceiling (see pictures attached). I am going to be hiring someone to do all the work, but I would like to know what's involved in fixing the ceiling? Does it need to be completely redone and repainted? Or can it be just patched?
Good afternoon !! Hard to say what you want. If you need to remove the cause of this, it is necessary to dismantle the ceiling if there is no other access to the inside overlap. If you need to remove only these spots, you can do it very easily. You do not need to do repair the ceiling completely.but you have to make a painting. Although if you cann't tinted paint the exact color of your ceiling (or you have an old paint) that repairs will take up to 1 hour.
I do not see any reason to pay for this job because you can do it themselves, if the free time
Last edited by GreyKarast; 01-04-2017 at 03:22 AM..
I'm assuming this home isn't on a concrete slab? It looks like the floor has settled over the years allowing the wall to lower a bit, which is why it has pulled away from the ceiling. It probably needs a jack underneath (if there's a crawlspace or basement) to give it some support and keep it from getting worse. You can install crown molding to cover the cosmetic flaws, that's what I did in a similar situation.
Pic #3 looks like a roof leak at some point, or excessive bathroom humidity. It'll probably flake off, and you may be able to use some of the texture in a can to spot fix it. Repaint it all with ceiling paint, but be prepared because more texture could peel off.
You have some drywall tape that has come loose. There also looks like a small leak and small amount of damage. Try to get above this area and determine what the source of the moisture is - and correct it. Then its pretty simple to just re-texture the ceiling, and paint.
Thank you, everyone! This house has a main and second floor, and a basement, and the ceiling issue is in a bathroom on the second floor. There is attic above it. Don't think there are foundation issues, and if there are, I am not going to fix them. I could do crown molding, but I think it would look weird if there is no crown molding anywhere in the house besides one bathroom... I guess I will need new drywall tape, and some paint, and somehow patch the popcorn in that spot next to the fan?
Another option is the solution of the whole problem is the suspended (soft stretch) ceiling.
for that you need at the right level on the perimeter secure the baguette on the baguette pull the canvas ceiling, and then heat it with gas, and your ceiling is perfect.
he has only pluses than minuses. it is durable, waterproof, beautiful, does not require painting. canvas can choose any color, though the mirror
Last edited by GreyKarast; 01-04-2017 at 10:47 PM..
In the first pic, is there a gap there where you can stick something small above the wall? If so, it's probably like I said and the wall has lowered over time. It doesn't mean there's a foundation issue, just that the 2x8 joists have sagged a bit.
Another option is the solution of the whole problem is the suspended (soft stretch) ceiling.
for that you need at the right level on the perimeter secure the baguette on the baguette pull the canvas ceiling, and then heat it with gas, and your ceiling is perfect.
he has only pluses than minuses. it is durable, waterproof, beautiful, does not require painting. canvas can choose any color, though the mirror
Never heard of stretch ceiling before, thank you, this sounds like a cool idea for my next house, but not this one.
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