Water damage on ceiling

splashthecash

I was disconnecting the toilet pipes this evening in the upstairs bathroom and after I unscrewed the pipe, I realised I forgot to turn off the water pump down stairs and drowned myself and the room...loads of water on the ground,a lot of which probably went down the hole in the chip floor base (i'm gutting the bathroom to redecorate) where the water pipe comes up from.

Anyway, I got the pump off and did what I needed to do. After an hour or so I was downstairs and noticed that there is now a water mark running down along the ceiling of the kitchen (directly underneath the bathroom). Is this bad news or will it just dry itself and a bit of paint in a few days, will be like new?

Pics attached

Thanks for any comments/advice

agusta

Yes it will dry itself.you will have to get a suitable primer to seal the water stain before you repaint.if you dont use the primer the water stain will come through the new paint you put on

splashthecash

agusta wrote: »

Yes it will dry itself.you will have to get a suitable primer to seal the water stain before you repaint.if you dont use the primer the water stain will come through the new paint you put on

Cheers man, you just made my day

michael999999

BIN prime it!

wexie

agusta wrote: »

Yes it will dry itself.you will have to get a suitable primer to seal the water stain before you repaint.if you dont use the primer the water stain will come through the new paint you put on

what he said, you'll want something like this :

http://www.handyhardware.ie/product/47949/Zinsser-Cover-Stain-Primer-1-Litre

http://www.handyhardware.ie/product/47952/Zinsser-Cover-Stain-Primer-400ml-Aerosol

I learnt the hard way not to skip this.

agusta

michael999999 wrote: »

BIN prime it!

sounds like ZINSSER

agusta

wexie wrote: »

what he said, you'll want something like this :

http://www.handyhardware.ie/product/47949/Zinsser-Cover-Stain-Primer-1-Litre

http://www.handyhardware.ie/product/47952/Zinsser-Cover-Stain-Primer-400ml-Aerosol

I learnt the hard way not to skip this.

I learnt the hard way too

wexie

agusta wrote: »

I learnt the hard way too

sucks dunnit?

agusta

ya:),5 coats of paint and the stain still there

splashthecash

agusta wrote: »

I learnt the hard way too

By the hard way, you mean you painted over the damaged piece without primer and the stain came through or something worse happened afterward?

Thanks for all the replies everyone

dwiseman

splashthecash wrote: »

By the hard way, you mean you painted over the damaged piece without primer and the stain came through or something worse happened afterward?

Thanks for all the replies everyone

Exactly! A tin of stain block from any hardware store/paint shop will do the trick.

tred

dwiseman wrote: »

Exactly! A tin of stain block from any hardware store/paint shop will do the trick.

yep zneisser bin primer. make sure ya give it a good mix first.....and then work away. It works. let it dry out a bit first, the leak..