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WishIwerethere
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Drywall question
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10/11/2009 9:46:36 PM
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Does anyone know anything about drywall? We've had a roof leak that's been fixed but I'm not sure if the ceiling should come out. The stain is not that big but I already wiped off some spots that turned greenish black with bleach and it looks like it is coming back. Can I use Kilz on it or do I need to rip the ceiling out.
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Once it's completely dry, Kilz should hide the stain. You may have to cut out and replace the area that looks bad if it was wet for a long time (fairly easy to do). The ceiling is probably OK unless water was leaking for a long time and spread over a large area; if that happened, you may have a mold problem that could be more serious.
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DSCR
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Drywall question
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10/12/2009 9:17:33 AM
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What jlazc said. In addition, when you wet the stain to clean it, it "re-wets" the stains since they are water soluble, and they spread even further or "come back". If there is surface mold involved, use 50/50 water and bleach in a spray bottle, spray it good and let it dry. Then prime with an oil based primer like Kilz, BIN, Cover Stain, etc. If you use a water based primer, it will "re-wet" the stain again and it could migrate through the primer before it can "seal" the stain.
If it is a long term wet issue and mold has "come through" the drywall from the back, then you need to replace it. When the drywall is removed, soak down the joists and such with same said 50/50 solution before the new drywall goes up.
Hopefully, you have smooth ceilings? Makes things much easier.
Good luck!
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....a much better explanation.
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roswellric
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I would
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10/12/2009 12:25:44 PM
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look to see if there insulation above the wall. If its wet it needs to come out. If it's closed off then I would cut out a small section and see if I had a mold/mildew problem behind the drywall. This could have been leaking for a while before it showed up. If you do I would talk to your buddies at your building supply to see how to seal that off. good luck!!!
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roswellric
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Drywall question
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10/12/2009 12:26:55 PM
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Better than mine too. I didn't catch the last part...
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WishIwerethere
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Drywall question
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10/13/2009 8:19:39 AM
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Thanks everybody...I appreciate it. I think it was a fairly new leak. We were there most of the summer through Labor Day and hadn't seen anything. We were back down last weekend and there was a small damp patch on the ceiling but a larger stain. The roofer was supposed to have been there yesterday morning but I didn't get a chance to talk to him yet. The rain moved overnight up here in North GA but I wasn't sure when it started at the lake yesterday.
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LKBR
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Drywall question
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10/13/2009 10:49:12 PM
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You might want to put a pencil sized hole to drain the water so it doesn't soak on the sheetrock.
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