brianf1977
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Tell us about the wall, interior, exterior. basement, near a window, condition of roof,.
Have you add snow on the roof for an extended time?
Sorry,should have thought about that. It's an interior bathroom wall on the main floor of a bungalow. The roof has seen better days but not terrible. As far as snow, it's had snow for a few days or so like usual here. There is a window about 18 inches away.
So what about the roof, this is where you have gutters, do you have soffet vents?
Do you have access to the attic?
How long did the snow sit on the roof? Is that longer than usual?
Is that drywall or plaster?
In any case you're going to have to open up that wall and remove the wet material. (Give it time to dry out before you close it back up). And of course find the source of the leak. You may get some clue from looking inside the wall while you have it open, but, yes, you need to get a look at the attic, and the roof, and the outside walls....
In any case you're going to have to open up that wall and remove the wet material. (Give it time to dry out before you close it back up). And of course find the source of the leak. You may get some clue from looking inside the wall while you have it open, but, yes, you need to get a look at the attic, and the roof, and the outside walls....
Looking back at previous posts: interior wall, no second floor......I take back my earlier posts.
Looking back at previous posts: interior wall, no second floor......I take back my earlier posts.
If you remove the plaster and lathe, you will start another set of issues. First priority, stop the water.
stopping the water is beyond me, I don't know where or when it started from. I inherited this house from my parents and the decoration on the wall was there before I got it so who knows what has happened by now. I'm concerned with the distance the water had to travel and how far it went after that.
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