Ceiling - sheetrock failure
Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 12:00 am
Any ideas on what sort of repair work would be involved with this?
I broke out some of the sheetrock so that things are more exposed. There wasn't, as far as I could tell, any staining or discoloration; that is, no clear signs of water damage (though it has the appearance of it).
I bought the place like this. No one knew what had caused it: the owner had died; home had been a rental.
A carpenter friend of mine (very sharp guy) was quite puzzled. He thought that perhaps it was caused by stress: maybe the back wall was pushing up hard. Nothing anywhere in the home is crooked or showing any signs of warpage/sagging etc..
Anyway, it's a cathedral ceiling. The spot starts about half way down the ceiling and runs about 1 foot or so from the outside wall. There had been a leak in the master bathroom (no real damage there- it was caught early on), but it was around the exhaust fan, which is a considerable distance on the other side of the peak.
I'd be looking to hire someone to do the repair, in which case I'd like to have an idea on what the costs might be.
I broke out some of the sheetrock so that things are more exposed. There wasn't, as far as I could tell, any staining or discoloration; that is, no clear signs of water damage (though it has the appearance of it).
I bought the place like this. No one knew what had caused it: the owner had died; home had been a rental.
A carpenter friend of mine (very sharp guy) was quite puzzled. He thought that perhaps it was caused by stress: maybe the back wall was pushing up hard. Nothing anywhere in the home is crooked or showing any signs of warpage/sagging etc..
Anyway, it's a cathedral ceiling. The spot starts about half way down the ceiling and runs about 1 foot or so from the outside wall. There had been a leak in the master bathroom (no real damage there- it was caught early on), but it was around the exhaust fan, which is a considerable distance on the other side of the peak.
I'd be looking to hire someone to do the repair, in which case I'd like to have an idea on what the costs might be.