Water Damaged - Ceiling and Walls

christran95 on 24/09/2022 - 21:45

Hi all!

Looking for some other thoughts on what people have experienced/seen with water-damaged bits of the house! Long storyshort there was a burst pipe in one of the corners of the roof.

  1. Ceiling: A small crack has formed in the ceiling which water dripped through

https://imgur.com/MSmBKL7

https://imgur.com/x7tQjQ6

  1. Couple of walls of our bedroom had also been soaked, we peeled off the paint and got the emergency water dryer guys to come in for a fews days. The walls are now completely dry but not as smooth as they were with all the paint off. The guys did a bit of patchwork but not great

https://imgur.com/BLnGbQe

https://imgur.com/VtqIToj

https://imgur.com/b2zyds3

What have people seen to repair these?

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Comments

  • brendanm on 24/09/2022 - 22:45
    +11

    Ring ring, ring ring. Hello, insurance company, yes, I've had a water leak and things are damaged, please have it fixed, thanks.

    • AustriaBargain on 24/09/2022 - 23:01
      +5

      "Well you see the thing is, I thought I'd save a few bucks by not getting insurance".

    • jjjaar on 24/09/2022 - 23:13
      -1

      Looking for some other thoughts on what people have experienced/seen with water-damaged bits of the house

      Oh I’ve actually had water damage before. Hmmm let me remember, what did I do?

      Ring ring, ring ring. Hello, insurance company, yes, I've had a water leak and things are damaged, please have it fixed, thanks.

      Ahh yes. That was it.

      They removed the damaged part of the ceiling, patched the hole and then repainted the entire ceiling twice.

      • elgrande on 24/09/2022 - 23:18

        Insurance must not cover slow leaks…

        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/683608

        • jjjaar on 24/09/2022 - 23:37
          -1

          But…

          The guys did a bit of patchwork but not great

          …whoever is being paid to come and fix it should be doing it properly.

          Ideally like for like, including painting, but OP may have only asked for the patching.

        • brendanm on 25/09/2022 - 09:00

          Op says they had a "burst pipe". That's not a slow leak.

          • vince088 on 25/09/2022 - 13:52

            @brendanm: tried this, doesn't work.

            they will have a builder and plumber come in to do a inspection and report

          • elgrande on 25/09/2022 - 17:03

            @brendanm: Burst pipe since Feb.

  • SF3 on 24/09/2022 - 23:36

    What have people seen to repair these?

    A plastering / ceiling repairman? Go google it.

    Bunnings?

  • resubaehtgnolhcs on 24/09/2022 - 23:57

    Going from OP's previous posts, they have recently bought a house and are renovating it … so he may not have any insurance!

  • Some Human on 25/09/2022 - 01:43
    +2

    Billshowto is a YouTuber who shows you how to fix things. I had a few holes I needed to patch and his channel helped me do it myself. Now it doesn't even look like I stuck my finger through the wet plaster on the ceiling.

    Maybe check him out.

  • Rako on 25/09/2022 - 11:03

    What pipe burst in the roof do you have a storage water heater in the roof? The walls look like fibrous plaster? Its the wall lining with the horsehair in it.

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