Repairing Ceiling

[pamsabear]

Yesterday I looked up, realized that my roof had leaked in two places and had ruined the new ceilings that were sprayed on five months ago:sad:

It is your basic white ceiling with a fine texture. It is stained in two spots and I can cover that with Kilz, but the texture is cracking in one area.

What is an effective way to patch this texture without using one of those out of control (last time I used one I just sat down and laughed) textures in a spray can?

Money is very tight right now. I don't want to have to hire someone to do this. I'm already going to have to pay to replace my 16 year old roof.

Pam

[Joe]

At home depot for a few buck, look for paint dry texture powder (from fine to coarse) to add on your regular paint, for application just use a thick paint roller

[NCLee]

An inexpensive temporary fix is liquid white shoe polish. Just gently brush it on. Feather the edges. Try this in as hidden a spot as possible first as it isn't likely you'll get a color match. But, it may be good enough to tide you over.

Simply coating those spots with a new layer of paint, texture, etc. is probably going to be a temporary solution at best. Usually there'll be bleed through unless you remove the offending area coating and prime it with a GOOD stain blocking primer. More expensive than regular primer.

Additionally since you mentioned it flaking off, adding more weight (another layer of covering of some type) can result in even more flaking. All depends on how much damage you have.

We had a mess here when the roof vents started leaking. And when I had to deal with the results of an ice dam. In the dinning room, thought I'd taken care of that line of leaks that appeared across the ceiling because of the ice dam. Remove the popcorn. Primed the ceiling with two coats of Kilz. Painted. Noticed the other day that I have 2 of those bleed through spots showing (sigh)

I know it's bleed through because of the location of the spots. We haven't had another ice dam and we've replaced the roof shingles since that happened.

Had another small area that had drywall damage. Repaired the drywall and used a stain blocking primer. So far, no bleed through for the stained areas around the repairs. Wish now, I'd paid the extra bucks to use the stain blocker in the dinning room.

Oh, one other thing.... If you think you'll end up stripping the texture and re-doing it, don't paint it first. Painting it makes it FAR, FAR, more DIFFICULT to remove it. All it takes for a popcorn ceiling is a spray bottle filled with warm water and a little liquid fabric softener. (Don't know if your "texture" is the same as my "popcorn".) Painting doesn't let the water penetrate as easily so it becomes a challenge to scrape that stuff off.

Hope these thoughts are helpful.

Lee

[cinok]

Textured ceilings come in many varities so I am not sure if you have a popcorn or sand texture. Some can be matched as pimply ast mixing some mud with sand while popcorn can be fixed with a spray can from Home depot/Lowes. You also might be able to call the contractor who put it on and they might be able to tell you the best way.

[Pokeberry Mary]

I just posted a question along the same lines really--except I have to do my whole house not a spot.

Now I've been to Lowes and Home Depot and I've looked and asked, and looked-and there is NOTHING inexpensive that I saw to use. There are powders you can add to paint but the cost per gallon of paint is close to $5 for the cheapest one, 3 times that almost for another one.

befuddled.

This used to be so much easier.
I asked my brother a professional painter and he suggested spraying it on--well no -- duh. He lives half a country away or I'd have him come do it--but I am not going to rent a sprayer-- we're doing this in the 'spare time' and have to do a whole house so roller is the way to go.

Hubby has an 'idea' and is going to try to make his own texture mix using watered down joint compound and a fancier roller--but I'm thinking there's problems with that idea too.--However he's going to at least experiment on some spare dry wall.

Sheesh this used to be so much easier!!

[cinok]

I just posted a question along the same lines really--except I have to do my whole house not a spot.

Now I've been to Lowes and Home Depot and I've looked and asked, and looked-and there is NOTHING inexpensive that I saw to use. There are powders you can add to paint but the cost per gallon of paint is close to $5 for the cheapest one, 3 times that almost for another one.

befuddled.

This used to be so much easier.
I asked my brother a professional painter and he suggested spraying it on--well no -- duh. He lives half a country away or I'd have him come do it--but I am not going to rent a sprayer-- we're doing this in the 'spare time' and have to do a whole house so roller is the way to go.

Hubby has an 'idea' and is going to try to make his own texture mix using watered down joint compound and a fancier roller--but I'm thinking there's problems with that idea too.--However he's going to at least experiment on some spare dry wall.

Sheesh this used to be so much easier!!
My wife did out ceiling with watered down compound and a stiff plastic putty knife. There was now real pattern to it just her touch. It looks good although painting it was a bit tuff.

[pamsabear]

I just posted a question along the same lines really--except I have to do my whole house not a spot.


Hubby has an 'idea' and is going to try to make his own texture mix using watered down joint compound and a fancier roller--but I'm thinking there's problems with that idea too.--However he's going to at least experiment on some spare dry wall.

Sheesh this used to be so much easier!!

I talked to a couple of people and once tried this myself...the problem is that the joint compound is heavier than the ceiling texture. If your ceiling texture is water damaged the joint compound can pull it right off.

I have to replace my roof (don't know where the money will come from), then I will just zap the damaged areas with some spray on Killz. I'll just live with it until I can repair it myself or have the ceiling refinishing company come back.

I really liked, and plan to try in the future, the idea of mixing a fine texture into ceiling paint. This is after using the Killz.

Everything used to be easier. I could talk for a year on that subject.:D

Pam

[Builder Ken]

Pam another trick and I am not sure what kind of texture you have but you can take a stiff bristle brush and mix some joint compound pretty runny dip just the end of the of the brush in the mixture and place the bristle up. With your index finger and middle finger drag them over the bristles flipping the joint compound onto the ceiling. You can determine the size or thickness by the mixture and how close you are to the ceiling. Ken

[gandrimp]

I would assume you have insurance.
If theres roof damage ( hail , wind , ice ) it may be covered
and they will also fix the insides.
Policies do vary ALOT though.
My sister and I used the same insurance company and lived 1/4 mile apart, a hail storm came through and got my metal roof and her shingle roof. She's always of the oppinion that she's the only one that is important in her time of need so the insurer HAD to come and get hers fixed,
I was patient, insurer said her shingles were ( wait for it ) dirty, yep dirty.
4-5 weeks they came to my house fixed the roof , the gutters , the insides all of it.
Good luck