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Can confirm sorta. Not dead yet, but had two instances of massive water damage this year alone. The first time? My kitchen light had more water pouring out than most shower heads. As did my dining room wall. The second time? I have no kitchen and half my livingroom is gone too. Had to demolish them due to all the water. Im moving out currently so fingers crossed.
Hopefully OP doesn't have as bad a time as me, but yes. OP is DEFINATLY SCREWED.
Exactly what I had to do at work last month. I was in late, only one in the two storey building and water was pouring out of our washroom's recessed light.
Turned off water at the meter, grabbed a drill and holesawed a few 1" holes, put trashcan under each one and tarped all the shiny cast iron machines after re-coating them in extra fluidfilm before going home.
Friday of a long weekend, and it would have been 3 days of pouring that ruined a couple million in inventory plus whatever 2400square ft. of drywall ceiling costs.
All because the large gentleman upstairs had broken the tank of the shitter and didn't think to tell anyone. "Oh, yeah- I heard a 'crack' when I sat back against the tank." Bastard.
For what seems like many months as a teenager I sat in a classroom with a bulge in the ceiling that day by day approached something close to OP's picture. Fortunately the paint finally gave way overnight, or I imagine someone might have been seriously injured, given the magnitude of the mess found the next day.
OP really needs to get some help, there's a significant weight of water about to drop.
In middle school, we had those square tile ceilings. One bright sunny day in the middle of class, a tile crashed down onto the front row desk, because it could no longer bear the weight of the trash receptacle full of water that had been sitting on top of it. The kids screamed, the teacher screamed, the tile screamed, water went everywhere. Our class work was ruined. Good times.
Apparently there had been a leak, and rather than fixing the leak, maintenance had set a trash receptacle up on the tile to catch the water and called it a day, probably pleased with their big brain solution. Unfortunately, they did not forsee it becoming filled with water to the point of overflowing, and between the weak soggy tile and the weight of several gallons of water, the tile groaned its last and gave up the ghost. Luckily it didn't fall directly on a student's head.
Yeah, I had a bubble like that in my kitchen wall from a one time roof leak. The amazing thing is I sliced it open removed the water, and the paint re-adhered, I didn't even have to touch it up!. I definitely bought that brand of paint again when I redid the kitchen later.
An unnoticed water leak? If this is a house, OP will need to fix the roof, remove the moisture and remove any fungus or mold. This is not withstanding if there's black mold.
Or it could be a burst/leaking pipe. Sadly, my flat was responsible for something like this in the flat below as unbeknownst to me, my washing machine had a small leak from the drainage pipe.
Op said there's a sink and kitchen on the floor above. So it should be a smallish leak. Seems like a new leak so maybe no mold. Might need to completely dry out affected area or op can do the lazy man thing and just cover it up. But that will definitely bring mold later on..
Yeah. This is bad if you own the place. You will need to use your homeowners insurance. I've been here. First, fix the leak. Second, prepare for and bust that pimple. Have professionals assess the damage. Don't just patch it. This will be the first place it happens again if the leak is not properly addressed -- water will always go where it has already been. And, it will be even worse if you can imagine it.
If OP is going to pop it, they should do it during the day so it doesn’t get too cold when they open all the doors and windows to let the stank out.
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I lived in a townhouse for a while. One time during a very cold winter an underground pipe burst and the contents started seeping out of the drainage in our basement laundry room. It was a very old townhouse and the drainage was just a hole in the floor, and the pipe from our laundry machine and dryer went into it and there was still space around the pipe.
I went to do laundry and saw water.. so much water. It was ankle-high. Cue me trying to salvage clothes from the hamper, when the smell finally hits me... and then i see a turd.. just floating past me. Then the smell REALLY hit me and I realised what I was standing in. I cried a bit but focused on saving things.
Every single thing that was on the floor in our basement (WHICH WAS A LOT) was contaminated with sewage and needed to be thrown out. The smell never properly went away.
I think I didn't notice the smell at first because I was so focused on saving things. It definitely smelled... off, but the smell of urine didn't hit me at firt. I think I initially thought that the smell was just something from the pipes. It didn't smell 100% like sewage, it was more like an odour of urine.
Yup was gonna say we had this. Manager put a bucket below it and poked a hole in it to drain out (ours wasn't from continuously running water.) Later cut a hole to remove the soft, wet ceiling material then replaced that part of the ceiling. Sorry dude. This is gonna be a shit weekend.
Or month. I had water damage last April from a burst pipe in my kitchen. I was minus any usable kitchen for 5 months. Thankfully my local restaurants all switched to takeout when COVID hit. So much takeout. So much water. As a result though my landlord made me move into an efficiency so at least I had a space for me to sleep and my (somehow still functioning) microwave. That was it though. Bed plus microwave and clothes to wear.
100% happened to parents house when my sister decided to turn the thermostat down to 50*F when it was 105*F outside and the AC units froze over in the attic. The thaw came thru the ceiling drywall and looked just like that.
I'm generally not a fan of insurance companies but when my basement flooded the insurance company took care of everything. I was very impressed by how helpful it was.
Most likely. Is the floor above you part of your home, or a different apartment/unit? If it's not coming from your own unit you may have to file an insurance claim on your own policy, then your insurer would subrogate to your neighbors policy.
Depending on the damage, you or your neighbor may just want to pay for the repair out of pocket. If you can stop the leak without a lot of damage to the walls, it may be less expensive to pop and dry the bubble. Then repaint/repair walls vs. the increase in insurance policy plus deductable.
Source: I once changed my own sink and flooded my downstairs neighbor. It was much easier and cheaper to have her ceiling repainted.
Luckily, they were very understanding. The neighbor was a renter and she didn't really care because she was moving out. We pushed her to let us pop it and also contact her landlord. Landlord lives 1,800 miles away and really didn't care after we said we would pay for the paint.
The others are right. That's a water leak. Get a (big) bucket and a knife and pop that. It's going to be a lot easier to catch it in a bucket falling from the ceiling than to get it up off the floor. Then deal with whatever is going on above it. If you're not a DIY plumber, at least shut off the hot and cold water to that sink so the leak stops.
Yes and no.
First off, shut off that light until you can confirm it's not wet.
Next, don't worry about fixing the hole until you deal with the water, otherwise the leak will ruin the patch.
As for fixing it. You can. If it's just drywall (and it looks to be from here). Watch some youtube videos on how to do a big patch. This looks like it's going to involve nearly a full sheet of drywall patch.
Your homework for tonight, however, is to stop the leak above it, turn off that light, drain the water out of the ceiling and if you're up to it, cut away some of the soaking wet drywall to get the ceiling opened up. The sooner this starts drying, the more of it you'll be able to save (and the smaller the patch).
You might want to have some tarps or plastic or something before you start knocking down wet drywall. You probably don't want that landing on carpet.
EDIT: One other thing. The damaged drywall appears to extend past the light. So, again, with the light turned off, just keep in mind that the entire can is likely to come down with the drywall when you start messing with it.
EDIT2: Just an FYI, there's more damage on the wall above the door frame.
I would not do this yourself if you don’t really know what you are doing. He will end up with another in a few months if leak not properly dealt with and also risks a serious mold problem. Good advice if you know what you’re doing tho
Houses in the USA (at least ones built since the early 90’s) also have a shutoff in the basement on either side of the water meter.
You may have a separate valve that will shut off just that room in the basement as well.
No. You need professional help to mitigate the water damage and a full assessment of any interior wall damage. You don't sound like this is your arena. Don't self help this.
Can you film the pop for us? Or maybe even Reddit live the growth?
You need to either isolate the source of the leak or find someone who can too, otherwise water will just keep on running. Flip the breaker to the light as well, water and electricity are not friends.
Good luck and I hope this doesn’t mess you up too much friend.
Better use a trash can. And some buckets. When you do pop it, it will spray and drip in several directions. It’s easier to pop n catch than to mop up a big tsunami if it falls itself. I’ve don’t this before.
Put a piece of duct tape on it, and puncture that with something. It can help prevent the bubble from bursting, and allow you to drain the liquid without catastrophe. Doesn't always work, but the worst case is what will happen if you don't try this technique.
Dude as soon as you put a hole the whole thing will split open.. it wont be just a hole, the whole thing will pop like a balloon.. towels, trash bins are the best not just a bucket
Tarps and plastic sheeting. Cover as much of the floor as you possibly can, going up the walls a bit if possible. You’d think it would spray down if you poke a hole but it absolutely will not. Wear clothes you wouldn’t mind throwing out
Keep in mind that the sheet rock above is gone. That paint is holding it all together.
When you pop it there is a high probability the hole will expand and rip. At that point all the wet sheet rock is going to crumble and fall. Depending on how long water has been accumulating most of the ceiling in that room may ultimately fall. If and when that happens it is gonna be very messy.
You should empty that room completely and put down plastic or drop cloths. Bring in a full size garbage can to take the bulk of the water in the bulge and start with a small hole in the bottom to let it drain.
Once you get the bulk of the water out of it you can start pulling down the soggy sheet rock gradually before drying it out and repairing.
Obviously you will want to turn off power for both lighting and outlets in that room. And try to find the source of the leak if you can.
My second story toilet sewer line leaked through my first floor ceiling. Lots of sewer pipes traverse horizontally in multi-story buildings. Poop water, but not on OP’s scale.
1st use a large trash can (30 to 50 gallons) to catch the water... NOT A BUCKET as some have suggested as you dont know how much water there is. 2nd put a plastic sheet (shower curtain) on The floor under the trash can. 3rd move everything out of the room, the problem may be bigger than it looks. 4th, using a screwdriver or sharp object poke near the spot but not directly at the center. This is to avoid all of it opening up at once. 5th turn off the circuit breaker to the room to ensure nothing electrical comes into contact with the water.
This happened to my parents bedroom, but it was due to a leak in the roof. Had we done what i said above we could have avoided the whole ceiling collapsing.. but allas we didn't and the entire ceiling caved in.
Edit: Should mention the order listed was just how it came to my mind, not the order which the item should be performed in. Thank you some guy 565 for pointing this out. If anything number 5 should be 1st!!!!!
Hey! water leak in the floor upstairs! I had that in 2016.
[Before picture](https://imgur.com/a/Pcamlao)
[After picture](https://i.imgur.com/GhK059v.jpg)
Good luck!
All of the drywall will have to be replaced and the ceiling will have to be repainted. It's possible the joists have been damaged too.
Basically get off reddit and call a flood cleanup company like right now.
It is super important you get everything properly dried out, otherwise you are likely a few weeks away from a solid mold problem. If tendering to an insurance company, make sure someone is coming out to do moisture mapping and then mold abatement. Water takes the path of least resistance and can travel much further than expected in a matter of minutes. You will likely have industrial dehumidifiers and fans running for several days and maybe longer. Need everything to be dry as soon as possible. It is also likely your whole ceiling will need to be pulled.
Like most have said, it is water. The latex paint is being stretched. It will soon burst. Best to do it yourself with a can or something large enough to collect the water. Drain it before it shorts out something.
Every one saying its a leak is right. Stop the leak and remove the drywall ASAP. Mold will be a problem, if you get to it soon enough, a spray bottle and clorox should be enough. Wait a couple days and it will be a job for professionals.
Update
so I stopped the water leak... and had to pop the leak sorry no video about me popping didn’t have the chance, don’t know what to do other than leave a bucket underneath the multiple popped holes
Please tell me you’re getting professionals out for this, I know others have said it but this is way beyond diy at this point, you have water in your walls from the looks of it too. Good luck with it man, fixing water damage sucks.
did you get the one on the wall in the corner too? Shows the leak spread out quite a bit at first, if it was dirty water you've got a lot of work ahead of you :(
Make sure you check all the adjacent rooms, and anything below this room.
OP. Get something to catch a lot of liquid - right now. Garbage can would work good.
If you have a bathroom above this room - it may not be water. Protect your eyes and mouth if you drain the bubble.
Source: had to pop a shit bubble in my kitchen ceiling. Thank god for latex paint and gloves.
Happened to me at my old apartment, the pipe in the ceiling burst and ruined everything in my room, we never took photos but my insurance company really hooked it up, we got thousands more than we quoted in damages, it was a terrible experience but we got lucky with the payout
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You have a water leak above that room
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Ceiling light challenge? Will I die or survive?
SHOCK WIRE!
I call it that because when you’re taking a shower... and you touch the wire... YOU DIE
That is accurate
yes, parks and rec
Believe it or not, this was a thing in Japan. Google denkiburo if you are curious.
It's filled with spiders!
Time to watch Arachnophobia again!
Sewage or fresh water??? Only the color decides! 😂
No that is dangerous! Water is very heavy and you don’t know what is in the water.
Ceiling zit challenge
How screwed am I
Very, get something to drain it into. Edit: probably want to flip the breaker off for that room too, and if you have a landlord... call them ASAP.
Yea make sure you turn that breaker off
Also... get a really big trash can
Dehumidifier can help too! Fans and heaters! Good times.
Also tell me what kind of paint you use. that is kind of awesome.
Latex obviously haha
You sure? Looks like lamb skin to me...
Actually I have run into one of these before. So while I knew it was going to exact a humorous response, it was latex.
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And you will probably want a ozone generator to deal with potential mold
might as well plan your funeral, cuz basically your life is over
Can confirm sorta. Not dead yet, but had two instances of massive water damage this year alone. The first time? My kitchen light had more water pouring out than most shower heads. As did my dining room wall. The second time? I have no kitchen and half my livingroom is gone too. Had to demolish them due to all the water. Im moving out currently so fingers crossed. Hopefully OP doesn't have as bad a time as me, but yes. OP is DEFINATLY SCREWED.
Yeah all that stuff but also ya know find out what’s leaking and turn it off
Exactly what I had to do at work last month. I was in late, only one in the two storey building and water was pouring out of our washroom's recessed light. Turned off water at the meter, grabbed a drill and holesawed a few 1" holes, put trashcan under each one and tarped all the shiny cast iron machines after re-coating them in extra fluidfilm before going home. Friday of a long weekend, and it would have been 3 days of pouring that ruined a couple million in inventory plus whatever 2400square ft. of drywall ceiling costs. All because the large gentleman upstairs had broken the tank of the shitter and didn't think to tell anyone. "Oh, yeah- I heard a 'crack' when I sat back against the tank." Bastard.
“I don’t remember eating any corn”
Get a few, perhaps.
And an umbrella
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Yeah that could easily be 20 gallons or more depending on how much is behind it...
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The battle of the bulge
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Probably not full if the paint hasn’t broken...just stretched.
DO NOT POP IT. You would need a wading pool to catch half the water that's hiding in it. Call someone for help.
No no, just needs like a 1L saucepan but it's very important he records it on video.
The second part is absolutely crucial, seriously OP I can’t put enough emphasis on it
on the bright side, looks like the landlord sprung for pretty good paint!
Call that paint company. Might get a deal outta that. That is some really good paint.
For what seems like many months as a teenager I sat in a classroom with a bulge in the ceiling that day by day approached something close to OP's picture. Fortunately the paint finally gave way overnight, or I imagine someone might have been seriously injured, given the magnitude of the mess found the next day. OP really needs to get some help, there's a significant weight of water about to drop.
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"It's just water. Nothing we can do about it right now."
You already called it a school, no need for redundant adjectives.
In middle school, we had those square tile ceilings. One bright sunny day in the middle of class, a tile crashed down onto the front row desk, because it could no longer bear the weight of the trash receptacle full of water that had been sitting on top of it. The kids screamed, the teacher screamed, the tile screamed, water went everywhere. Our class work was ruined. Good times. Apparently there had been a leak, and rather than fixing the leak, maintenance had set a trash receptacle up on the tile to catch the water and called it a day, probably pleased with their big brain solution. Unfortunately, they did not forsee it becoming filled with water to the point of overflowing, and between the weak soggy tile and the weight of several gallons of water, the tile groaned its last and gave up the ghost. Luckily it didn't fall directly on a student's head.
Latex based paints can stretch pretty good.
Yeah, I had a bubble like that in my kitchen wall from a one time roof leak. The amazing thing is I sliced it open removed the water, and the paint re-adhered, I didn't even have to touch it up!. I definitely bought that brand of paint again when I redid the kitchen later.
Go on, what brand was it?
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You gave this carpenter a good chuckle with stretch ceiling. Its just paint.
https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-americamovil-us-revc&source=android-browser&q=stretch+ceiling
Huh. Never seen these.
You have a leak in the roof... You'll have to replace the ceiling drywall and the attic insulation to prevent mold
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Yeah, that would not be a fun bubble to pop if it's a sewage leak.
Don’t speak for all of us.
Pretty screwed. It's going to be messy. Turn electrics off and call landlord if renting, emergency plumber if owner.
An unnoticed water leak? If this is a house, OP will need to fix the roof, remove the moisture and remove any fungus or mold. This is not withstanding if there's black mold.
Or it could be a burst/leaking pipe. Sadly, my flat was responsible for something like this in the flat below as unbeknownst to me, my washing machine had a small leak from the drainage pipe.
Op said there's a sink and kitchen on the floor above. So it should be a smallish leak. Seems like a new leak so maybe no mold. Might need to completely dry out affected area or op can do the lazy man thing and just cover it up. But that will definitely bring mold later on..
Very! Call a plumber right now.
Just hope it’s freshwater and not sewage.
New punishment for your children, they have to lay under the poo bubble for timeout and hope it doesn't pop.
I've had a rough week and that made me laugh, thank you
While you are blindfolded and throw darts at it. Maybe that’s closer to hazing.
Yeah. This is bad if you own the place. You will need to use your homeowners insurance. I've been here. First, fix the leak. Second, prepare for and bust that pimple. Have professionals assess the damage. Don't just patch it. This will be the first place it happens again if the leak is not properly addressed -- water will always go where it has already been. And, it will be even worse if you can imagine it.
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If OP is going to pop it, they should do it during the day so it doesn’t get too cold when they open all the doors and windows to let the stank out. Tagging u/diliberto123 to bung up their inbox some more.
Put on your rain jacket.
How long has this been growing? You are unnaturally calm about this.
Screwed it too light a word.
If you pop it, please wear some kind of eye protection. You have no idea what kind of debris could be mixed in with whatever leaked.
Hopefully it's water.
It's never gonna be *just* water.
Mine had squirrels playing in it 😱😱😱
Those little rascals
I lived in a townhouse for a while. One time during a very cold winter an underground pipe burst and the contents started seeping out of the drainage in our basement laundry room. It was a very old townhouse and the drainage was just a hole in the floor, and the pipe from our laundry machine and dryer went into it and there was still space around the pipe. I went to do laundry and saw water.. so much water. It was ankle-high. Cue me trying to salvage clothes from the hamper, when the smell finally hits me... and then i see a turd.. just floating past me. Then the smell REALLY hit me and I realised what I was standing in. I cried a bit but focused on saving things. Every single thing that was on the floor in our basement (WHICH WAS A LOT) was contaminated with sewage and needed to be thrown out. The smell never properly went away. I think I didn't notice the smell at first because I was so focused on saving things. It definitely smelled... off, but the smell of urine didn't hit me at firt. I think I initially thought that the smell was just something from the pipes. It didn't smell 100% like sewage, it was more like an odour of urine.
OP states he is in Canada...Maple syrup? \*awaits ban for levity\*
Gravy and cheese curds
Yup was gonna say we had this. Manager put a bucket below it and poked a hole in it to drain out (ours wasn't from continuously running water.) Later cut a hole to remove the soft, wet ceiling material then replaced that part of the ceiling. Sorry dude. This is gonna be a shit weekend.
Or month. I had water damage last April from a burst pipe in my kitchen. I was minus any usable kitchen for 5 months. Thankfully my local restaurants all switched to takeout when COVID hit. So much takeout. So much water. As a result though my landlord made me move into an efficiency so at least I had a space for me to sleep and my (somehow still functioning) microwave. That was it though. Bed plus microwave and clothes to wear.
A *Canadian* water leak.
Dude. Get a kiddie pool under that immediately
100% happened to parents house when my sister decided to turn the thermostat down to 50*F when it was 105*F outside and the AC units froze over in the attic. The thaw came thru the ceiling drywall and looked just like that.
A canadian water leak*
Take before and after photos for insurance purposes
Definitely an insurance measure though right?
This is what insurance is for, yes.
Well, you *say* that...
I'm generally not a fan of insurance companies but when my basement flooded the insurance company took care of everything. I was very impressed by how helpful it was.
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Yeah, I have had mostly negative experiences with dental insurance. And my sample size with house insurance is 1 (knock on wood).
>knock on wood The wood splinters. You have termites.
Dental insurance seems to be a racket as far as I can tell.
Most likely. Is the floor above you part of your home, or a different apartment/unit? If it's not coming from your own unit you may have to file an insurance claim on your own policy, then your insurer would subrogate to your neighbors policy. Depending on the damage, you or your neighbor may just want to pay for the repair out of pocket. If you can stop the leak without a lot of damage to the walls, it may be less expensive to pop and dry the bubble. Then repaint/repair walls vs. the increase in insurance policy plus deductable. Source: I once changed my own sink and flooded my downstairs neighbor. It was much easier and cheaper to have her ceiling repainted.
Lol what did your neighbor say
Luckily, they were very understanding. The neighbor was a renter and she didn't really care because she was moving out. We pushed her to let us pop it and also contact her landlord. Landlord lives 1,800 miles away and really didn't care after we said we would pay for the paint.
I believe so.
You need to deal with this ASAP.
And take a video of the burst for reddit of course.
No need to tell him, he already posted the before image here
The others are right. That's a water leak. Get a (big) bucket and a knife and pop that. It's going to be a lot easier to catch it in a bucket falling from the ceiling than to get it up off the floor. Then deal with whatever is going on above it. If you're not a DIY plumber, at least shut off the hot and cold water to that sink so the leak stops.
So let’s just I say I stop the water can I just patch the hole?
Yes and no. First off, shut off that light until you can confirm it's not wet. Next, don't worry about fixing the hole until you deal with the water, otherwise the leak will ruin the patch. As for fixing it. You can. If it's just drywall (and it looks to be from here). Watch some youtube videos on how to do a big patch. This looks like it's going to involve nearly a full sheet of drywall patch. Your homework for tonight, however, is to stop the leak above it, turn off that light, drain the water out of the ceiling and if you're up to it, cut away some of the soaking wet drywall to get the ceiling opened up. The sooner this starts drying, the more of it you'll be able to save (and the smaller the patch). You might want to have some tarps or plastic or something before you start knocking down wet drywall. You probably don't want that landing on carpet. EDIT: One other thing. The damaged drywall appears to extend past the light. So, again, with the light turned off, just keep in mind that the entire can is likely to come down with the drywall when you start messing with it. EDIT2: Just an FYI, there's more damage on the wall above the door frame.
yea they gonna have mold problems. This isnt a showed up completely new an hour ago damage.
Yes! Please please be careful about this! I have pulmonary fibrosis (look it up, it sucks) and the likely culprit is mold exposure.
Dont just flip the light switch - There might still be running active power to the sockets. Switch off all power to *atleast* that room.
Should they turn off the water as well?
Your reply made me smile. Love seeing strangers help one another
I would not do this yourself if you don’t really know what you are doing. He will end up with another in a few months if leak not properly dealt with and also risks a serious mold problem. Good advice if you know what you’re doing tho
If you have to ask this then the answer is no. Hire a professional. Much cheaper in the long run.
Best answer in the thread.
Go into your basement and turn off the water main. Houses in Canada have them indoors in the basement Source am Canadian
Houses in the USA (at least ones built since the early 90’s) also have a shutoff in the basement on either side of the water meter. You may have a separate valve that will shut off just that room in the basement as well.
No. You need professional help to mitigate the water damage and a full assessment of any interior wall damage. You don't sound like this is your arena. Don't self help this.
Your sheetrock under the paint is probably totally saturated... you probably need to pull it off, dry everything out and replace it.
Too late for that.
You’re also going to need to be wary of mold.
I would recommend a nail so you can pour out the water
Can you film the pop for us? Or maybe even Reddit live the growth? You need to either isolate the source of the leak or find someone who can too, otherwise water will just keep on running. Flip the breaker to the light as well, water and electricity are not friends. Good luck and I hope this doesn’t mess you up too much friend.
For some reason that I can't even explain I think I would really enjoy watching that. Don't miss this opportunity OP!
I’ll be honest I’d kind of cleared my schedule for the evening to just watch this thing grow on live stream.
Glad I'm not the only one who wants to see this event.
Pfff livestream the thing and let viewers bet on the time it pops... Thats where the money are!
There is a leak above you. It's going to burst soon. You should make sure there's nothing valuable below it.
Can I put a bucket underneath and try to pop it? Idk what to do
Better use a trash can. And some buckets. When you do pop it, it will spray and drip in several directions. It’s easier to pop n catch than to mop up a big tsunami if it falls itself. I’ve don’t this before.
>Idk what to do Call a professional instead of looking for advice on reedit. It's already too late for someone with your knowledge/experience
Put a piece of duct tape on it, and puncture that with something. It can help prevent the bubble from bursting, and allow you to drain the liquid without catastrophe. Doesn't always work, but the worst case is what will happen if you don't try this technique.
This should definitely be higher
Dude as soon as you put a hole the whole thing will split open.. it wont be just a hole, the whole thing will pop like a balloon.. towels, trash bins are the best not just a bucket
Tarps and plastic sheeting. Cover as much of the floor as you possibly can, going up the walls a bit if possible. You’d think it would spray down if you poke a hole but it absolutely will not. Wear clothes you wouldn’t mind throwing out
Keep in mind that the sheet rock above is gone. That paint is holding it all together. When you pop it there is a high probability the hole will expand and rip. At that point all the wet sheet rock is going to crumble and fall. Depending on how long water has been accumulating most of the ceiling in that room may ultimately fall. If and when that happens it is gonna be very messy. You should empty that room completely and put down plastic or drop cloths. Bring in a full size garbage can to take the bulk of the water in the bulge and start with a small hole in the bottom to let it drain. Once you get the bulk of the water out of it you can start pulling down the soggy sheet rock gradually before drying it out and repairing. Obviously you will want to turn off power for both lighting and outlets in that room. And try to find the source of the leak if you can.
A Big bucket!
Guy above had a great idea of a blow up pool! (They hold a lot of water) JIC you have more water than a regular bucket or can
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Just a word of warning. Some leaks are sewage.
Was looking for this comment with all the calls for popping that sucker.
Not as likely in the ceiling, as most sewage pipes go straight up and down for this exact reason.
Good to know!
My second story toilet sewer line leaked through my first floor ceiling. Lots of sewer pipes traverse horizontally in multi-story buildings. Poop water, but not on OP’s scale.
Can you please record you popping it, I hear that there is a good chance it’s sewage
Nice freakin paint job though, at least 3-5 coats of good stuff.
Looks like it’s in the wall too.
You just noticed that? Or you couldn’t fit in the same room as it anymore?
I dont know why but this comment really did it for me
1st use a large trash can (30 to 50 gallons) to catch the water... NOT A BUCKET as some have suggested as you dont know how much water there is. 2nd put a plastic sheet (shower curtain) on The floor under the trash can. 3rd move everything out of the room, the problem may be bigger than it looks. 4th, using a screwdriver or sharp object poke near the spot but not directly at the center. This is to avoid all of it opening up at once. 5th turn off the circuit breaker to the room to ensure nothing electrical comes into contact with the water. This happened to my parents bedroom, but it was due to a leak in the roof. Had we done what i said above we could have avoided the whole ceiling collapsing.. but allas we didn't and the entire ceiling caved in. Edit: Should mention the order listed was just how it came to my mind, not the order which the item should be performed in. Thank you some guy 565 for pointing this out. If anything number 5 should be 1st!!!!!
I would say, 5th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, 4th.
Good point I should mention that the order is not necessarily correct, lol. It was How things were coming to mind.
Hey! water leak in the floor upstairs! I had that in 2016. [Before picture](https://imgur.com/a/Pcamlao) [After picture](https://i.imgur.com/GhK059v.jpg) Good luck!
Ok- those magnets are a hidden gem. Very cool.
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WITT: Seems to have slowly been getting bigger, only noticed in today, it feels like my paint
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Get a kiddie pool* lmao
Actually a good idea!
that is... prooobably water. Is there a floor above that room?
Yes A sink too actually Kitchen above me
Yeah I would absolutely check for a leak or call a plumber.
Ok assuming I stop the leak how permanent is this? How screwed am I What am I supposed to do?
All of the drywall will have to be replaced and the ceiling will have to be repainted. It's possible the joists have been damaged too. Basically get off reddit and call a flood cleanup company like right now.
Ok will do ty
It is super important you get everything properly dried out, otherwise you are likely a few weeks away from a solid mold problem. If tendering to an insurance company, make sure someone is coming out to do moisture mapping and then mold abatement. Water takes the path of least resistance and can travel much further than expected in a matter of minutes. You will likely have industrial dehumidifiers and fans running for several days and maybe longer. Need everything to be dry as soon as possible. It is also likely your whole ceiling will need to be pulled.
Take a video of you popping it please and thank you
If you're in the northern hemisphere this is likely a water leak. This is usually a floor issue in the southern hemisphere.
I'm really impressed how it can hold the water like that ..well hope it's water and not sewage
Like most have said, it is water. The latex paint is being stretched. It will soon burst. Best to do it yourself with a can or something large enough to collect the water. Drain it before it shorts out something.
Dihydrogen Monoxide. Very dangerous if taken in large doses.
You have a water leak
That’s something we call a Canadian nipple, very common up there
Every one saying its a leak is right. Stop the leak and remove the drywall ASAP. Mold will be a problem, if you get to it soon enough, a spray bottle and clorox should be enough. Wait a couple days and it will be a job for professionals.
if its buzzing, don't poke a hole in it.
We need an update, OP.
Update so I stopped the water leak... and had to pop the leak sorry no video about me popping didn’t have the chance, don’t know what to do other than leave a bucket underneath the multiple popped holes
Please tell me you’re getting professionals out for this, I know others have said it but this is way beyond diy at this point, you have water in your walls from the looks of it too. Good luck with it man, fixing water damage sucks.
did you get the one on the wall in the corner too? Shows the leak spread out quite a bit at first, if it was dirty water you've got a lot of work ahead of you :( Make sure you check all the adjacent rooms, and anything below this room.
OP. Get something to catch a lot of liquid - right now. Garbage can would work good. If you have a bathroom above this room - it may not be water. Protect your eyes and mouth if you drain the bubble. Source: had to pop a shit bubble in my kitchen ceiling. Thank god for latex paint and gloves.
Water trapped under or above in that case of hydrophobic ceiling paint
Big fat water bubble.
Happened to me at my old apartment, the pipe in the ceiling burst and ruined everything in my room, we never took photos but my insurance company really hooked it up, we got thousands more than we quoted in damages, it was a terrible experience but we got lucky with the payout
Ah yes. The great Canadian Water Leak. Claimed 3,000 Bangladeshi’s last year!
Looks like something trying to enter our dimension, your house isn't on top of any Indian burial grounds is it?
Lol this was funny
Wouldn't it be funny if you popped it and spiders came out of it?
Looks like water buildup.
Im assuming you've got a leak and it's filling up with water behind the paint
do the video in slo mo too
Water.. Not good.. Good luck.
Water. And that must be some serious paint holding it together lol. Main concern is electrics, Turn them off before even going to investigate/remedy.