Hi Edward, As for glue, probably something simple like white carpenters glue or even mucilage (the sort of paper glue kids often use for crafts) would be adequate. The trouble is that the gypsum under the paper will almost certainly be punky and soft. Regardless of the amount of work involved I am fairly confident that making a proper repair will ultimately be preferable. Further, I would be interested in seeing what is now behind there. Is it possible that moisture has collected there in the past just not come through? What condition is the structure in and the insulation? things like that.
You may well have to stipple over the ceiling again after the patch but that will clean it up anyway and a new paint job always makes something of a face lift. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Przybylek To: BlindHandyMan Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 3:50 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Drywall question Hi all, A while back, I had some water come through my roof due to an ice block. This caused some damage to the ceiling and a wall in my family room. There is a patch about one square foot on the wall where the outer paper on the drywall has bubbled. I hate to cut out a portion of the wall and then have to cover the hole with a new piece of drywall if not necessary. Could I simply cut the paper bubble off the wall and run a thin coat of plaster to cover the spot? Are there any reasons anyone can think of not to take this approach? It certainly would take a great deal less work. The bubble on the ceiling is somewhat more complicated. The ceiling is stippled and I'm told it's very difficult to match the old stippling with new stippling. My son suggested poking some very small holes in the bubble and then squirting some glue into the bubble and simply glue it back in place. We manipulated the bubble a bit and the old stippling does not seem to be crumbling and falling off the bubbled paper. Do you think this stands a chance of working? If so, any suggestions for the type of glue to use? Any ideas for a better way to take care of this problem? As always, any help is greatly appreciated. Take care, Ed [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
