what causes a peeling ceiling?
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If the drywall was repeatedly wet, then dry then really wet, it would turn to mush. I've seen this countless of times. If it just got damp once, it will dry out and be fine but if left damp or it got really wet once, it needs to be replaced.hunter001 said:I don't understand why he replaced the drywall? Did you have a mold problem?
He should new to replace the drywall to fix a paint problem.
Depending on how big of an area that needed to be repaired it was probably faster to just pull off the whole ceiling and replace.
Tboy, the area is approx 8feet long and 7 feet wide if that makes sensetboy said:
. This ceiling has already been repainted 3 times in the last five years. Each time, that awful yellow oily paint was not removed. I guess this time they tried the drywall approach.
Chances are good that there was moisture damage to the drywall. Also sense he was replacing the vent it may have been easier to remove the ceiling and replace (since it was only 8x7) especially if he had to check the exhaust connections. (vent doesn't do any good if all that hot moist air doesn't make it outside).squash500 said:Tboy, the area is approx 8feet long and 7 feet wide if that makes sense
Quite possible is that the old paint was also a contributing factor to your problems. DIYs rarely prep surfaces correctly when repainting.
Hopefully the contractor did a proper job and you'll have no more problems for several years.
