How To Repair a Water Damaged Ceiling | THE HANDYMAN |

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[whatslief]

The Handyman- You are truly a rare breed, I have owned many rental properties and finding someone like you would have made my life a dream, I had to do most of the repairs and maintenance myself because it was very difficult to find someone to do small jobs, especially the quality work you do, the little details you do are amazing. Whatever you charge it is not enough. Continued success, stay well..Peace..

[josetrujillo]

I recently rented my home out. There was a small leak that came in from the flashing around the chimney. I sealed the leak up around the chimney. Your video helped me repair the ceiling. I’m lucky it was a smooth texture. You saved me $$$.

[florand]

Great job man. I do this kind of repairs daily. I use 20 minute or 45 minute mud. I don't sand, i just use a wet sponge. It's not better than sanding but it works.

[davfinport]

Every homeowner needs to watch the 6:25 mark. I tell them I will do my best, but it rarely turns out perfect. If they want the ceiling to look the exact same, I say call a drywall company; not a handyman. They usually forget about perfection after they get other bids. Also, as a handyman, I can say that every time I do a drywall repair, it looks better than the last one. So practice definitely key here.

[lisamartin]

BRILLIANT! THIS IS A REAL MAN, EXECUTING HIS CRAFT WITH QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE!

[ModernDIYProjects]

You work on some really older homes. I haven't seen texture like that used since the 50's.

[silencenhikes]

Man those poles you used is great to isolate an area like that.

[kingsovernines]

The manufacturer recommends using only setting type compound to embed the fiberglass mesh tape. Thanks for the videos!

[carle]

I like your work. You are very thorough and clear. The job looks awesome. Thank you for showing us this video.

[jorgediaz]

Hi, how much do you charge for that ceiling repair.

[Mowers]

Very good video man you remind me of how I do things. You do very good work. Keep it up. So nice of you to make these videos for us. I am a painter in Michigan.

[jameskearney]

Handyman Great video. I have a problem I wondered if you have a video on. I have an upstairs shower with a drain leak. I cut the ceiling on the downstairs to get access. Replaced the drain but can't get the PVC final connection to line up. Everything has been glued. It is like a rubics cube. Any help ? Thanks for your videos. They are the best !

[TJ-vlzl]

The handyman, what's ur name? I'm josh. I like how you take in consideration for other people's stuff I really respect you for that man you're doing a good job keep up the good work I love your videos as well..coming from okc

[JorgeSanchez-xuel]

I enjoy watching your videos mr Handyman. I don’t know anything about construction work but I do own a house and would like to learn from you. I’m in California.

[abelwrate]

My rental house had the same issue. The caulking in the kids bathroom had come up and nobody said anything. My property manager in WA didn't even notice it on the walk through. I took a 2.5 hr trip to investigate the property. Water leak from kids bathroom, 3mm vinyl flooring separated in multiple spots, broken 1/4" thick blind, Master bath sheet rock water damage, drawing in every room on all the walls, window screens all removed, pantry door removed and metal window brackets installed for window unit. My wife and I ended up working 4 straight days from 7am to 9pm. It sucked, but we got most of it all done. The painting took the most time. I learned the sheet rock work from your videos. I normally used the sticky crosscut pattern tape. The sheet rock was 5/8" on ceiling and wall....that sucked. I still have one piece of flooring to repair and then a railing has a 1/2" gap from movement. I was going to send you the pictures of the stuff, but I know you are busy. Pricing it was what I was not happy for because my AZ property was repaired for almost half the cost vs what my WA home requested. Summer pricing vs Winter pricing. I used mostly google to figure what is around the average cost. I was getting billed for the top and not the average. Plus, I know they base it off of hourly. I said not my handyman i follow. LOL. Good job again.

[aaronbrainard]

Watching you makes me realize exactly where I go wrong every time with joint compound.

[captainadams]

Dude, you seriously need to wear a particle/dust mask.

[tehdokun]

The editing is great. I love how it doesn’t waste time. What was the product used to scim coat? Thanks for also not adding in a bunch of fluff at the beginning of your videos. Too many people are doing that. I ain’t got the time! Ha

[ecur]

You are my freaking hero! I learn so much watching your videos. Thanks man!!!

[thecuss]

Last summer I had a softball teammate fix two damaged areas of my ceilings, after he had repaired 5 incorrectly-installed roof flashings, which had caused the internal leakage. I sure learned a lot about roofs and ceilings. His ceiling repair was quite similar to what you did. Note that the home was just 2 years old when we purchased it in 2004, so I think we skipped the inspection. Anyway, fixed now, and the faucets to the washing machine were reversed, so I just swapped the handles there. Oh well: just shows one never to blindly "assume" competence.