How To Repair a Water Damaged Ceiling After a Leak - Water Damaged Plasterboard / Drywall 

Thanks, let me know if you want a video about a specific topic and I'll see if we can put one together! 👍

Yeah these kind of leaks are so Common

Sounds like thst might be metal...

Thanks, yeah similar if you have water damaged floor boards. The only difference is you don't skim the floor obviously!

Typically we use British Gypsum plaster here in the UK. It is naturally this colour and dries a light pink colour. The colour comes from the substrate, which is clay rock, that surrounds the gypsum in the ground.

Kill mold with white vinegar, buy an electric dehumidifier. Crystals might work, but probably won't

I used high end dehumidifier once water pipe was fixed,and I use dehumidifiers all the time,

You....hold.....the drywall piece up with one hand and the drill with the other...............

at around 30 seconds in, he says cut a line along the joist. There is a joist/beam of wood directly above the cut he made but the camera angle doesn't show it well.

Yes screw into the beam

Exactly!! I was wondering the same…

This is plaster, so it's different from standard drywall that can just be mudded and taped, then coated and painted. I own a property that's 100 years old and it has plaster & lathe walls and ceilings. The steps are always different when I have to do repairs over there vs at my house, which has drywall. Drywall is way easier. Any ceiling damage I've had to fix really sucks because that plaster skim coat can start peeling and then it quickly creates huge cracks and peeling sections. I was told the only way to fully prevent those headaches would be to mount a thin layer of 1/4 inch skimming drywall over the plaster ceiling. That would be cost prohibitive, plus it would drop the ceiling down by 1/4 inch or so, which is just enough to ruin the beautiful picture rail style crown molding all throughout the living spaces.

About £150-£300 to patch something like this depending on skill and experience

@@ryanseeley thank you

Yes, as long as you know how to use it correctly the process is more or less the same.

I was thinking the same thing. Don't want to breathe in all that stuff!

​@@cynicalcindy1434you totally should, if you want breathing problem down the track

Guess who made this replay before he’d even watched the videos. Fucking bitter tradies and their constant negativity regarding other people’s work. 😂

And turn off electricity

Remember artex before around the 90s will contain asbestos. PP3 dust mask is required.

If I remember correctly, this job took around 3 hours or so (half a day) to do and I probably charged around £180 - £220 including the materials

I’m sure he did that before starting the video

Pva glue coat

It's called scrim tape

You would still need to paint this once dry

Amateurs or the average person yeah, but if its done smooth enough paint should be fine.. I know from my own experience haha of having to sand lots

It's finishing plaster. The colour is it's natural colour

PVA is a type of glue

PVA is a type of glue we use as a primer

Hi, if the ceiling is textured or has a pattern in it then it could contain asbestos. If you want to make sure you can order an asbestos testing kit online and send a sample in for testing.

According to my uncle, who has had several government jobs in relation to contracting and inspection, there are some tile sizes thay can identify asbestos materials. I don't remember specifics, but after it became known that asbestos was harmful they changed size standards to easily identify floor tiles. Not sure about ceilings, but better to have someone come look at it. You may need licensed professionals to remove it, as damage done to it can enter the air inside the home as well as your lungs.

He plastered it, so that means he just need to paint a few coats. I think if you’re from the US, usually you guys don’t plaster on top of plaster board, but instead where the gaps are, and then paint directly over the plasterboard.

Once it gets that wet & stained the integrity of the gyprock sheet has failed and there is no strength left. Also it is almost impossible to block those stains coming through in the future. You would spend more time / money trying to save it rather than just cutting out the cancer once & for all.

Just the way the gypsum comes out of the ground here in the UK

Yeah I've never used one but they do seem pretty good. Would you recommend?

@@ryanseeley I’m contemplating it. Currently just use the multi tool like yourself but the router does have that depth gauge always nice for avoiding pipes and wires

I’ve got a dri wall router. Waste of time in my opinion. If it was more like American 🇺🇸 here with the dri wall box’s and a lot more metal track would be worth it.

Another good video pal. You mentioned a few times on expanding your business, how’s that going find any new spreads ?

That does sound like a good feature to be honest

You just replace the ceiling again when it breaks out like that. Can be very costly over time

This video isn’t about how to rectify the leak.

You get a plumber to fix the leak

Get your roof inspected in case the leak is coming from the roof.

Plumber needs to fix leak before obviously. Then you can sheetrock guy or handyman to repair ceiling.

It would usually be around £180 in total

very informative otherwise though (: