This time of year, thaws and freezing temperatures combined with melting water can cause some headaches. Alot of times water will find its way into your ceilings and walls when snow begins to melt and happens to seep into any crack and work its way as far in as it can often staining sheetrock with yellowish stains that can be very stubborn to remove. No problem there are a few ways to handle these pesky stains. First off wherever the water is seeping in needs to be found and repaired. I have worked on plenty of these leaks and the smallest crack or hole can cause huge problems. During the winter it can be fixed but likely will cost you due to the difficulty and danger working on a roof in freezing temperatures and getting the roof repair to stick literally. After the hole is sealed fixing the stain is the easier and less costly of the two procedures. Typically, when addressing a water stain, I start with basics first.
1. If the stain is only on the surface of the sheetrock and has not wet rotted the area you are in luck. Often times a 50-50 mixture of bleach and water in a spray bottle will neutralize the stain ending the problem after it dries and fades. If the wall or area is painted anything other than flat white you're going to need to touch it up and hopefully have some old paint around. The bleach and water may need to be applied a few times to achieve the best results. In some case the stain will not go you can buy a spray can of specifically oil primer to seal the stains. Oil primer does the trick not latex so buy oil. If the stained area is discolored chances are you will have to paint the entire ceiling to match unfortunately. Job done
2. If the stain has rotted the surrounding sheetrock, no matter the size, it will have to be cut out and replaced with a new piece of sheetrock. This requires some skill and basic tools. This type of repair is called a California Patch. Basically, you squarely cut out the damaged section as evenly as possible. Using a straight edge of some sort you can draw a near perfect square that will be replaced. Cut out the damaged area with a utility knife or drywall saw. Place a small piece of wood on the inside of the hole and fasten it with sheetrock screws to each side of the hole. Measure and cut out a near identical square to what was removed and simple screw it into the piece of fastened wood and tape-mud-sand-paint.
3. The third scenario is if it has been a prolonged leak that has caused serious rot. Typically, this type of damage will take quite some time to develop. The procedure is the same as the second case above but will involve removing rotted 2x4's , installing in new wood, new blocking to fasten the new sheetrock. If you have not done this type of more extensive wall repair now is the time to call a professional. Someone who does this regularly will be able to save you days of work and the headache that comes with not knowing if you are doing it correctly.
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