Wet Ceiling..!

[TripMeUp]

Hey all,

Currently living in your standard 3 bed semi-detached house….I had meant to re- seal around the bath in the main bathroom upstairs for a while but forgot. Anyway, with people taking showers standing in the bath a lot more in last few months than previously, I have now noticed a discoloured and slightly “bubbled” looking patch on the ceiling of my kitchen which is getting progressively worse…..

Ok... so firstly I know I need to reseal around the bath straightaway…How best to do this and with what?? Any recommended products from local hardware? Should I remove all the existing sealant and totally redo, or can I seal over the existing sealant??

Next, what can I do to repair the damage done, as I like to keep things half right…Should I try to take off the bath cover at the side and have a look at the floor underneath ??? What can I expect to find…and any suggestions as what to do????

I presume all I can do with the ceiling below is repaint the affected patch when I resolve the other bits...?

All help appreciated....

 

[Sue Ellen]

Hi,

If you run the search option in this forum you should find many previous threads giving advice on both sealing and painting/repairing. One of the recommendations for doing the bath is to fill it with water and then seal.

 

[DavyJones]

You will have to scrap all the old sealant off and reseal. Sue Ellen is spot on regarding the filling of the bath, this mimics the movement and weight the bath and seal will have to endure.
size up the gap you need to seal and cut the nossle a little wider than this. This will ensure width of bead coves gap without being too wide.