Patching and Plastering - fixing textured ceiling??
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leasa
10-20-07, 10:58 PM
Hi There,
dilema and looking for advice. We have a "plumbing" problem and pipe needs to be replaced in a bathroom upstairs. Dilema...do we have the plumbers rip up the bathroom floor to access and fix (yes, we realize means having the replace the floor/lino) or come from the ceiling underneath and deal with repairing the texured ceiling? Advice? Which is the lesser of two evils when we have to deal with costs of repairs? Is fixing a texued ceiling a big deal and have you seen jobs that are unnoticable at the end? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you.:confused:
dilema and looking for advice. We have a "plumbing" problem and pipe needs to be replaced in a bathroom upstairs. Dilema...do we have the plumbers rip up the bathroom floor to access and fix (yes, we realize means having the replace the floor/lino) or come from the ceiling underneath and deal with repairing the texured ceiling? Advice? Which is the lesser of two evils when we have to deal with costs of repairs? Is fixing a texued ceiling a big deal and have you seen jobs that are unnoticable at the end? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you.:confused:
twelvepole
10-20-07, 11:39 PM
It's my guess that the decision will be up to the plumbers. Project may require tub removal if leak is behind/beneath tub. They will likely tear out the floor. If leak is not located, they may have to come downstairs and dig a little deeper through the ceiling.
Matching textured walls and ceilings can be challenging. Different textures have been popular over the years and vary from area to area. It takes some experimentation to acquire the technique. This can be done on a piece of cardboard. Depending up texture, it may require a trowel, a stiff brush, broom, etc. With patience, you can find a technique that replicates the original texture. Study the texture and if it appears to have been troweled, as most are, go to a home center and study the drywall trowels. These tend to be notched, so take a good look at the size of the grooves in your texture. In some areas, a stomped ceiling is the groove. This where they take a textured brush and dip into drywall compound and just stomp (glob) the compound onto ceiling.
Here are a couple links to previous discussions that might provide additional insight:
http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=162301
http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=203689
Matching textured walls and ceilings can be challenging. Different textures have been popular over the years and vary from area to area. It takes some experimentation to acquire the technique. This can be done on a piece of cardboard. Depending up texture, it may require a trowel, a stiff brush, broom, etc. With patience, you can find a technique that replicates the original texture. Study the texture and if it appears to have been troweled, as most are, go to a home center and study the drywall trowels. These tend to be notched, so take a good look at the size of the grooves in your texture. In some areas, a stomped ceiling is the groove. This where they take a textured brush and dip into drywall compound and just stomp (glob) the compound onto ceiling.
Here are a couple links to previous discussions that might provide additional insight:
http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=162301
http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=203689
marksr
10-21-07, 05:09 AM
Given a choice, repairing the ceiling would be preferable to replacing the floor. Whether or not the repair is noticable depends on the skill of the person repairing and texturing the ceiling. Textures are matched everyday by the pros and with practice can also be done by a diyer.
btw - welcome to the forums!
btw - welcome to the forums!