Water-damaged ceiling repair and skim coat
A roof leak had been fixed but left a sagging, stained bedroom ceiling and a cracked plaster wall. We replaced the damaged section, skim-coated the old texture smooth and painted the room so nothing shows.
What the homeowners wanted
Make the ceiling safe and flat, get rid of the stain for good, and not have to repaint the whole apartment.
What we did
- Moisture reading to confirm the ceiling was dry, then the sagging section cut back to sound drywall
- New moisture-resistant board screwed to the joists, taped and finished in three coats
- Cracked plaster wall stabilized with mesh and skim-coated smooth from corner to corner
- Stain-blocking primer on the whole ceiling, then two coats of flat ceiling white
- Walls color-matched to the existing paint so only the bedroom was repainted
The result
A flat, matte ceiling with no shadow where the patch is and a wall that finally looks like drywall instead of a map of cracks. Three days, one room, no stain coming back.
Representative project. Photos illustrate the type of work; your estimate is written for your home after a walkthrough.
Drywall work
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