Sheetrock
While removing 20+ year old wallpaper in the bathroom, after getting off the
wallpaper, the old wheat paste and lots of mildew, I am left with one section
of the sheetrock (about 3 feet by 1 foot) without a paper top because it disintegrated
with the old mildew. It is not down to the chalky wallboard, but it is
also does not have the same paper top the rest of the sheetrocked walls do. I
could fill it all in with "mud" but wonder if there is some kind of overlay sheeting I could use as a surface preparation prior to smoothing it up and painting.
Better
to cut out and remove the damaged section, install a new piece of
drywall. Then spackle, sand ,etc.
Repair of water damaged ceiling
I have a 3 by 5 foot section of ceiling that was damaged due to a leaking shower
above. What is the best way to repair this ceiling? Cut out this section and replace with new material?
I am going to assume
the ceiling is drywall. If the ceiling is just badly discolored, you can repaint
it with a shellac based product like BIM. Or shellac it and repaint it. If the
drywall is damaged, sagging or crumbly, then it should be replaced. You can cut
the bad stuff away up to a joist. Remove all the bad stuff. Cut the sheetrock down the center of a joist to allow the new piece to rest on a half of the joist.
Cut the new piece to fit the section you removed, and screw and tape it in... And of course in the end.. you will need to paint it to match the texture of the existing ceiling.
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