Title: A K A Stone answers your home improvement questions Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Jan 22, 2012 Author:A K A Stone Post Date:2012-01-22 13:17:49 by A K A Stone Keywords:None Views:28401 Comments:54
Strange bubbling on ceiling paint, somewhat looks like moisture through the drywall. But, when I climb into the attic I don't see water marks above these paint bubblings. I put newspaper around at various places (on the insulation, in the attic) above where the paint was doing this. Next time we have a good rain I'll climb up there and see if the paper has had any water on it. That was months ago, and many rains.
Also, the day after I was up there climbing around I notice more paint flaking in the center of the living room ceiling. God damn. I think when I was climbing around I flexed the ceiling joists and the paint flaked off. Possible?
Could the paint bubbling be from too high a humidity in the rooms at times?
Should I get my ass up in the attic and check the paper?
Why am I so eager to start projects and not finish them?
Also, the day after I was up there climbing around I notice more paint flaking in the center of the living room ceiling. God damn. I think when I was climbing around I flexed the ceiling joists and the paint flaked off. Possible?
Could the paint bubbling be from too high a humidity in the rooms at times?
Should I get my ass up in the attic and check the paper?
I would check the newspaper you put down to see if it is wet. If so patch the roof first obviously.
Just scrape the bad stuff off the ceiling and patch it. With some powdered sheetrock number 20. The 20 in the number is working time until it sets. You can use 45 or 90 also. You just have to wait longer between coats. You might use a bonding primer before patching. That will hold what is up there together better. I also like using a bonding primer when patching and you are down to the brown paper layer under the outside layer of paper on the drywall. That seems to prevent it from bubbling up later.