My Ceiling Is Sagging

If your ceiling drywall is.

My ceiling is sagging.

Or add furring strips and a second layer of 5 8 in. The furring supports the tiles and keeps them from succumbing to gravity and falling downward. Apart from being a bad sight to look at sagging ceiling tiles can be very dangerous for people living in the house. Builders should adhere tiles to the furring with adhesive as well as nails or staples.

Here s how to determine the cause of your ceiling cracks and fix them. If you have old blow in insulation we can organise to get it sucked out and install new batts. Generally we will fix your sagging ceiling by going through a number of standard steps. Ceiling drywall that sags between joists or trusses is sometimes called pillowed drywall.

They ll look for any hidden weak spots where cracking or sagging may begin and repair any existing issues without hassle. If a ceiling is bowed sagging or dropped down then the reason may relate to a structural issues. If the ceiling joists or trusses supporting the ceiling drywall is spaced too far apart then sagging may result and the stress from this may create. We prop the ceiling back up into place from inside the house and then enter the roof space.

Sagging in a ceiling may be caused by undersized drywall. If you have sags in a plaster ceiling press upward on the area with the flat of your hand. Sagging is usually obvious. Again this is a situation where an early repair is much cheaper than repairing a collapsed ceiling.

If it s not repaired the plaster ceiling can collapse. If it is sagging because it got wet it probably means that a water. Cracks on a sagging or bowed ceiling. However if the ceiling is sagging or has watermarks it hampers the overall look and feel of the room.

If the plaster feels spongy or gives under your hand pressure it s a sign that the key strength has been lost. Sagging ceiling drywall always indicates a problem that needs correction and it adds a touch of shoddiness that no room needs. However time and or water damage often leads to tiles sagging from the furring. Spacing of ceiling joist or trusses.

Water damage from a leaking roof can cause huge issues for your ceiling. If insulation is the culprit you may eventually see uniform sagging across the entire ceiling. We then move any insulation that is inside your roof. You either have to replace 1 2 in.

The suspended ceiling method uses ceiling tiles hung from a grid called furring. Stop a sagging ceiling from getting worse by having your building inspected by an expert.