How To Repair a Water Damaged Ceiling | THE HANDYMAN | 

The Handyman- You are truly a rare breed, I have owned many rental properties and finding someone like you would have made my life a dream, I had to do most of the repairs and maintenance myself because it was very difficult to find someone to do small jobs, especially the quality work you do, the little details you do are amazing. Whatever you charge it is not enough. Continued success, stay well..Peace..

BRILLIANT! THIS IS A REAL MAN, EXECUTING HIS CRAFT WITH QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE!

I recently rented my home out. There was a small leak that came in from the flashing around the chimney. I sealed the leak up around the chimney. Your video helped me repair the ceiling. I’m lucky it was a smooth texture. You saved me $$$.

Great job man. I do this kind of repairs daily. I use 20 minute or 45 minute mud. I don't sand, i just use a wet sponge. It's not better than sanding but it works.

I like your work. You are very thorough and clear. The job looks awesome. Thank you for showing us this video.

Every homeowner needs to watch the 6:25 mark. I tell them I will do my best, but it rarely turns out perfect. If they want the ceiling to look the exact same, I say call a drywall company; not a handyman. They usually forget about perfection after they get other bids. Also, as a handyman, I can say that every time I do a drywall repair, it looks better than the last one. So practice definitely key here.

Man those poles you used is great to isolate an area like that.

You are my freaking hero! I learn so much watching your videos. Thanks man!!!

You work on some really older homes. I haven't seen texture like that used since the 50's.

Watching you makes me realize exactly where I go wrong every time with joint compound.

The manufacturer recommends using only setting type compound to embed the fiberglass mesh tape. Thanks for the videos!

The handyman,what's ur name? I'm josh. I like how you take in consideration for other people's stuff I really respect you for that man you're doing a good job keep up the good work I love your videos as well..coming from okc

Very good video man you remind me of how I do things. You do very good work. Keep it up. So nice of you to make these videos for us. I am a painter in Michigan.

I could never do this by myself. This guy is an expert.

The editing is great. I love how it doesn’t waste time. What was the product used to scim coat? Thanks for also not adding in a bunch of fluff at the beginning of your videos. Too many people are doing that. I ain’t got the time! Ha

I enjoy watching your videos mr Handyman. I don’t know anything about construction work but I do own a house and would like to learn from you. I’m in California.

Nice job and nice video, water damage can really be bad. Not only will it destroy your house, the health issue is can cause with black mold.

Gotta agree with some comments here about wearing a mask when sanding, it’s a must, I’ve worked around a lot of drywallers, tapers and they all wear a mask when sanding. Still a great video.

Last summer I had a softball teammate fix two damaged areas of my ceilings, after he had repaired 5 incorrectly-installed roof flashings, which had caused the internal leakage. I sure learned a lot about roofs and ceilings. His ceiling repair was quite similar to what you did. Note that the home was just 2 years old when we purchased it in 2004, so I think we skipped the inspection. Anyway, fixed now, and the faucets to the washing machine were reversed, so I just swapped the handles there. Oh well: just shows one never to blindly "assume" competence.

Handyman Great video. I have a problem I wondered if you have a video on. I have an upstairs shower with a drain leak. I cut the ceiling on the downstairs to get access. Replaced the drain but can't get the PVC final connection to line up. Everything has been glued. It is like a rubics cube. Any help ? Thanks for your videos. They are the best !

Love your work. Wish I could hire you in BC, Canada.

jee ur a fast worker and me nad my dad laughed so much when you droped the plank

Hi, how much do you charge for that ceiling repair.

When you demonstrate your skill.You need to explain how you do it and what materials you use and whether u sand paper or use the sponge etc. But so far so good.

You’re a goat. That texture came out perfect too. Love learning from you. Keep up the good work brotha ! 👌🏽

My rental house had the same issue. The caulking in the kids bathroom had come up and nobody said anything. My property manager in WA didn't even notice it on the walk through. I took a 2.5 hr trip to investigate the property. Water leak from kids bathroom, 3mm vinyl flooring separated in multiple spots, broken 1/4" thick blind, Master bath sheet rock water damage, drawing in every room on all the walls, window screens all removed, pantry door removed and metal window brackets installed for window unit. My wife and I ended up working 4 straight days from 7am to 9pm. It sucked, but we got most of it all done. The painting took the most time. I learned the sheet rock work from your videos. I normally used the sticky crosscut pattern tape. The sheet rock was 5/8" on ceiling and wall....that sucked. I still have one piece of flooring to repair and then a railing has a 1/2" gap from movement. I was going to send you the pictures of the stuff, but I know you are busy. Pricing it was what I was not happy for because my AZ property was repaired for almost half the cost vs what my WA home requested. Summer pricing vs Winter pricing. I used mostly google to figure what is around the average cost. I was getting billed for the top and not the average. Plus, I know they base it off of hourly. I said not my handyman i follow. LOL. Good job again.

Awesome as usual! That's a great time-saver to pour the paint on the drop cloth, thanks.

That was interesting to watch. My apartment is getting ceiling repairs next week from a fire and water damage up above me. I will be out of my apartment for a few days. Nice to know what they will be doing in there.

Could u make a video on how to tape and mud. You make it look easy

Great video, I unfortunately have popcorn ceiling in our bedroom where there is some discoloured water damage. But this gives me some ideas.

The videos you make really help. I plan on becoming and multi handyman. Keep doing what your doing💪🏾

You do really good work, thanks for posting.

Your videos are very motivating just had to comment

Hey bud, I'm fairly new with the handyman business, I've invested in myself with tools and some knowledge through working with other contractors, you have alot of good videos that I find useful and thank you for making them for guys like us just starting their own gig to follow as guides and step by steps deal, I live in South Jersey near ocean City and Somers point, do you have any advice on how to get more clientele with realtors?

Dude, you seriously need to wear a particle/dust mask.

Looks like hes setting up a dexter kill room

Great job! I have used a stiff bristle 12" wallpaper brush to match swirl patterns like that.

I have done plenty of ceiling repairs. Flat ceilings like that are simple fixes. I want to see a video with you doing one with a popcorn ceiling and using the cans from lowes to repair it

Great video once again the way you got the swirls with that brush was pretty cool.

What a hot artist. Nice job.

Hey good vid as usual but I noticed you jab sawed out the entire perimeter. One handyman to another, I hated the time & effort it took to do that so I clipped a few old M12 Hackzall blades down to 1/16" longer than 3/8", 1/2" and 5/8" and use them to cut out the drywall without risk. It also lets me cut right along the center of the stud or joist eliminating the need for slats on that side.

What did you charge? Don’t mean to be nosey just for a reference. I like your channel.

You are fast good and affordable . Hard to find in Cali.

good but you didn't show actually placing the replacement dry wall piece. What it's a bit big to juggle keeping in place? Then it's a 2-person job (for like 15 minutes)? like 4' x 4' or bigger.

Great job...!!! Awesome👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Try adding ceiling paint through out the mudding process, sponge sand and paint. perfect, no shadows regardless of sunlight

Thanks for the video =)

nice setup..hope they appreciate your skills. only suggestion i'd make would be a vac drywall sander attached to your flat pad. it got fairly messy at that stage.

Curious. Why didn't you use the faster setting type of mud?

Good vid. Consider doing narratives while in rapid forward mode explaining reasoning for what’s going on. Thank you for all the effort. Blessings

I recommend the makita battery powered multi tool to cut the sheetrock out, much faster than a handsaw.

Wow did you pour the paint on the plastic. ?

Great tip brother, thank you.

Did the wood get wet in the ceiling? Is it ok to leave that wet rotten wood from roof/ceiling and just replace the drywall like that? Or did the wood look fine.

Great job handyman

What are those poles called you made your temporary wall out of

Good job 👍🏻

GOOD JOB YOUNG MAN PERFECT..

Some advice ...Do not screw the backing. Just use some liquid nail. It is so easy and no damage is done...Liquid nail is nails in liquid. Amazing stuff...

Customer had rental and paintee did not test paint. It pealed so i used 1/4" sheeteock. Then went to temp agency they screen crew members . Old school hand texture man. Hired him for one day. Paid him well bought his food and his beer at quiting time. My go to guy for expert finish work. They make hdx totes at home debot. 1 is 6' long. 1. Tote srywall kit. One tote painting supplies. A tool box carpentry tool box plumbing tool box electrical. Parts in divided bins or 5 gallon buckets. Rehab programs have some very skilled craftsman who will do skilled work and i pay them to teach me at customers experience. The rehab community appreciates helping a guy get a fresh start. A win win

Was that mold? No PPE no respirator ?

Nice job on the ceiling

Nice fast forward job. Looks good now im going to tackle my bathroom leak. Fix roof first

I’m assuming they fixed the source of the leak before calling you

What about any potential mold build up? That’s what I’m afraid of I have the same issue toilet leaked on second floor

I love your work man, but please man, use glasses, you don't want to get hurt, injured, or whatever the case may be and be out of work for awhile. keep it up man.

I rent an apartment we discovered some water damage on the ceiling we let maintenance know right away and they're sending a roofer to fix the problem but only from the outside and the painter's are going to fix the inside my concern is I dont think paint is going to solve the problem that part of the ceiling is cracked and you can see that it has some weight and I dont know what to do it's not my house it's an apartment and it's not my responsibility to pay for that type of work from your experience do think they are doing the right thing.

Why you didn't turn the fan off while working?

Before you'd fix that?, Where you'd find the leak?; Is that through the rain water leak or pipe?...

I have a question; Aren't you supposed to lay down some mud first before taping the joints? Or am I missing something here? I'm a novice and just started looking into drywall, so excuse me if my assumptions are wrong. Definitely a nice and useful video!

How much did this repair cost? :)

How did you cut your Sheetrock so precisely?

I love this guy

No respirator? Great video though

Want to come help with mine haha. You make it look easy. Lol

11:07 What were those Jack looking things you were using and what are they used for? (I'm guessing they're used for more than holding up plastic)

im so meticulous that those ceiling patterns would have me their for days hahah

do you have a fan on in there? sounds like one is.. can you link to those little jack stands and plastic drop you use... seems like those could be extremely convenient for DIY'ers - wouldn't of even thought to use them... (edit: i see the fan now lol)

Would it be on par to bill about $275 (without the texturing) for a 2 visit patch job? I have a job like this that I’m quoting and that’s about where I need to be to make it worth my time.

how much did you charge for something like this

How much could you get for a job like this. Just curious. I figure a couple hundred?

Well done. I have a ceiling repair scheduled for This coming Monday. Absolutely dread it too. This is a smooth ceiling though. Not textured. Would you recommend changing out a whole 4X8 sheet or just doing the small patch like I just saw you do in the video? The damaged area is approximately a 2X4 ft area. Thanks.

what if part of the wall next to the bad put of the ceiling needs to be repaird ? how would you take the other piece out without damaging the whole wall.

Did the ceiling get reinsulated in that spot?

What kind of blue jacks are you us by to home the plastic? Could you give a link to them?

What did you charge for this'

Do you know where the leak was coming from or how the water got in?

New subscriber , love the videos

Good afternoon...where can I find those stands u used

NOBODY, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, SHOULD POKE THEIR HOLE THROUGH THE CEILING!! (nice fix.).😊

Love your videos! Seems like you're a Jack of ALL trades. Where do you get those poles that go from floor to ceiling?

so what do you do if you get a new drip from the area you just patched up?

what were the braces you setup to hold the plastic barrier in place?

Where in Texas are you? I have ceiling damage from a water leak that I need repaired. I'm in the DFW area.

I have a 4'x6' ceiling patch I installed the drywall .The cut is not that good on 2 seams I have about a 1/2 opening. Should I full openings with mud first and let dry and then put the tape on?

How long u have to wait to sleep in that room. Does it wet paint bad for lung

How much does this approximately cost?

Ok: what tools do I need and materials ?

Get vid. I've always wondered how that type of texture was applied. Thank you

I am interested on yours vest and what tools or what you carry. I have many tools and I don't have Van and I fix my own rental but never on back EDC for every job. Thank you.