Hello all,
I'm seeking some advice regarding waterdamaged sheetrock. Our laundry room sprang a significant leak, that unfortunately, took a long time to get resolved. We now have a new roof over the entire area and the leaking has stopped. I have a damaged portion of the ceiling and wall to replace.
The wall is actually at the junction of 2 walls, with doors in each. The door to the living room is through one wall, with about 4" to the angle of the other wall. Almost flush to the living room wall is the jamb of a closet wall, set approx. 3" out from the corner. So, I have a corner that is about 4" on each side that has suffered water damage to the point that the sheet rock's top layers are degrading. To make it worse, the previous owner wallpapered this area and installed the door jambs OVER the wallpaper.
I have run into a nightmare trying to strip this section. The paper won't come off, the inner surface is rough and uneven now, and I can't work easily in this space.
So...what can I do? I have to replace a 3' x 3' section of ceiling that bowed due to water. Should I attempt to replace that myself? (some carpentry skills, not with sheetrock though) Can I replace just the damaged area or does the whole ceiling need to come down? Or should I just call for professional help? I think the sheetrock around the 2 doors needs to go too, but I am leery of trying that myself. Is there anything out there like a plastic corner piece that can be inserted over it all and taped/mudded in? I'm going to paint all of this later.
How would you fix the ceiling?
Is this kind of job expensive when done by a pro?
Any advice is appreciated!
I'm seeking some advice regarding waterdamaged sheetrock. Our laundry room sprang a significant leak, that unfortunately, took a long time to get resolved. We now have a new roof over the entire area and the leaking has stopped. I have a damaged portion of the ceiling and wall to replace.
The wall is actually at the junction of 2 walls, with doors in each. The door to the living room is through one wall, with about 4" to the angle of the other wall. Almost flush to the living room wall is the jamb of a closet wall, set approx. 3" out from the corner. So, I have a corner that is about 4" on each side that has suffered water damage to the point that the sheet rock's top layers are degrading. To make it worse, the previous owner wallpapered this area and installed the door jambs OVER the wallpaper.
I have run into a nightmare trying to strip this section. The paper won't come off, the inner surface is rough and uneven now, and I can't work easily in this space.
So...what can I do? I have to replace a 3' x 3' section of ceiling that bowed due to water. Should I attempt to replace that myself? (some carpentry skills, not with sheetrock though) Can I replace just the damaged area or does the whole ceiling need to come down? Or should I just call for professional help? I think the sheetrock around the 2 doors needs to go too, but I am leery of trying that myself. Is there anything out there like a plastic corner piece that can be inserted over it all and taped/mudded in? I'm going to paint all of this later.
How would you fix the ceiling?
Is this kind of job expensive when done by a pro?
Any advice is appreciated!