How to Repair Leaking Copper Pipe Water Damage in a Ceiling Loft

By Gary Boutin

Fiberglass tape

Supplies and Tools:
Cordless drill and Phillips bit
Ladder 6-feet
Latex primer white
Mini roller frame and mini roller
Mud
Sheetrock 1-5/8 coarse screws
Texture 
Wall tape

A young couple saw my add in the PennySaver in San Bernardino County. Carl and I went and gave an estimate for repairing the ceiling inside a kitchen loft. The copper pipe needed to be repaired, we bid it but the customer had a plumber in his family that repaired the leaky copper pipe. We picked up our supplies and fixed this job together.

This post shows the ten steps to repairing a ceiling leak inside a ceiling loft.

Step 1: Set up the ladder underneath the repair and fig.1 shows the copper had been repaired and the ceiling needs work.

Fig.1 Copper pipe leak

Step 2: There was a light near the ceiling damage, fig.2 show Carl dissembled the lamp to check how close the damage was to the water damage.  

Fig.2 Carl taking lamp apart

Step 3: Fig.3 shows the rough edges of the ceiling being cut straight in preparation for new wall board.

Fig.3 Trimming the edges

Step 4: Fig.4 shows the installation of the ceiling supports being placed on both sides of the ceiling damage to hold the new wall board. 
Step 5: Fig.5 shows below left, Carl is trimming the ceiling wall board piece.

Fig.4 Trimming

Fig.5 New wall piece

Step 6: Fig.6 shows the handyman starting to place the new wall board into the damage ceiling.
Step 7: Fig.7 shows Carl is screwing the wall board into the ceiling supports with sheetrock 1 5/8 coarse screws.

Fig.6 Installing piece

Fig.7 Carl here is using 
sheet rock screws

Step 8: Not shown, mud was applied the ceiling and wall board edges in one smooth coating.
Step 9: Once the mud coating was dried, the area was dry sanded and texture was applied. 
Step 10: The ceiling was coated with one coat of latex white primer, the customer had someone else paint the ceiling. The job being done and now the young couple are out looking for their next flip home. Carl and I learned that some job can be rewarding when two good partners work together in God's glory.

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How to Repair Wall Damage from a Metal Bed Frame

Fig.1 Crescent wrench

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Crescent wrench 
Cordless driver
Phillips tip 
Gypsum mud 
Sheetrock 

Mark's home was located in Ontario, California. He purchased a 4 poster bed frame. This frame had a metal extension for the headboard that wasn't used which extended 4 inches past the mattress set. It was there to hold a vertical post which was not used in this room. This extension created severe damage to the wall behind the bed.

This post shows the three steps to repairing the damaged wall by the bed.

Step 1: Removed the extension frame using a crescent wrench to stop any more wall damage. Fig.1 shows the hole created by the bed frame. This was a very large and heavy wooden bed not easily moved. Working on the bed was necessary to access the small wall space that needed repair.

Fig.1 Securing the wallboard back

Step 2: Fig.2 shows the new wallboard which was secured using a cordless driver with a Phillips bit. The sheetrock screws were placed into the top and bottom edges of the wallboard. 

Fig.2 Wallboard applied

Step 3: Fig.3 shows the wall was patched, sanded and primed.

Fig.3 Patch sanded and primed

Step 4: The last step was to apply wall texture, but Mark just wanted to have the patch primed and painted. Now Mark can enjoy his repaired bedroom.

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