Water damage repair
Water leaves after the leak is fixed and the damage stays. Stained board comes out rather than being painted over, the framing behind it is checked while the wall is open, and the ceiling or wall is put back and matched to what is around it.
Water damage repair
What it involves
Often for
- Ceiling stains
- Burst pipes
- Leaks from a bathroom above
- Taking out stained or soft board
- Checking the framing and insulation behind it
- Fitting and taping in new board
- Texturing to match the room
- Priming and painting to blend
- An itemized quote and photographs for your adjuster
Step by step
How it goes
Look at the damage
Find what caused it and how far it goes before anything is cut.
Cut back and replace
Out to sound board, new board in, the edges taped so they stay closed.
Finish and match
Coated flat and textured to match what is already on the wall.
Paint to blend
Primed and painted out to the nearest corner, so the repair does not show as a square.
Inside the wall
Built layer by layer
Drag it to turn it. Choose a layer to see the wall as it stands at that step.
Primed and painted by the same crew, so the finish shows no seam.
The details
Done properly
Wet board comes out
Stained or soft board is removed, not painted over, and the space behind it checked and dried.
Framing checked while it is open
Studs and insulation behind the damage are looked at before the wall is closed again.
Matched to the room
The new section is finished, textured and painted to match what is around it.
See this work in the gallery
Questions people ask
Should the leak be fixed first?
Yes: the source first, then the wall. Book the estimate visit as soon as the leak is fixed.
Can you help with an insurance claim?
You get a written, itemized quote and photographs of the damage to give your adjuster.
Tell us about the job
The more you can say about the room, the ceiling height and the state of what is there now, the sharper the first answer will be. Most questions are settled in one call.