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suobs
12-23-07, 05:55 AM
I have bathroom with a plastic shower stall. Above the stall is painted wallboard like the rest of the walls in the bathroom. The shower pipe comes out above the stall. At some point the head leaked and started backspraying onto the wall, and the paint, the tape above wall/stall connection, and the wallboard paper all started to peel. How to repair? Does the wallboard need to be replaced?

chandler
12-24-07, 05:05 AM
Let it all dry out and see how firm the sheetrock is in that area. You may be able to get by with retaping the joints and spackling the affected area. If it all feels soft to the touch after it dries, your best course would be to cut out a section spanning from stud to stud and removing it from the top of the shower to the ceiling, replacing it and patching over it.
hawaiimold
12-27-07, 10:30 PM
I have bathroom with a plastic shower stall. Above the stall is painted wallboard like the rest of the walls in the bathroom. The shower pipe comes out above the stall. At some point the head leaked and started backspraying onto the wall, and the paint, the tape above wall/stall connection, and the wallboard paper all started to peel. How to repair? Does the wallboard need to be replaced?


How long ago did it start to leak or approximately how long did it leak for? If the drywall was saturated for more than a day or so you likely have had some mold growth. Where drywall has been saturated and colonized by mold I generally recommend removal (Environmental Consultant).