Water Stains On Ceiling Repair

Decide on the extent of repair that s necessary.

Water stains on ceiling repair. Unsightly water stains on the ceiling can ruin the look of a room. X expert source raymond chiu. Sometimes the ceiling texture will become saturated and start to flake off.

Once the water leak has been dealt with and the stains are fixed your ceiling will look as good as new. Put on rubber gloves climb a stepladder and use a sponge to wash the. Blot the ceiling as dry as you can with the cleaning rags and allow it to air dry the rest of the way.

Fixing water stains on a popcorn ceiling 1. Now that you ve. This step will protect any trim.

Identify and repair the root cause. Use a sponge or rag and dip into bleach. Mix a solution of equal parts chlorine bleach and water in a bucket.

X expert source raymond chiu. If you can t identify a possible water source above the ceiling stain you may have a leaky pipe. It may sound obvious but it s worth saying.

Locate and repair the leak or source of moisture. Use clean water from your spray bottle to rinse away as much of the bleach mixture as possible. It s easy when you use a special texture patch now available in an aerosol spray can.