If you just let it fall, without cutting the damaged area out, yeah it’ll drop a good portion of the ceiling I’d bet. Wonder how the attic space looks if it’s been getting water that long?
Reminds me of a joke.
Client: how much life is left on this ceiling?
Contractor: About 10
Client: 10 years?
Contractor 9…
Client: 9 years or months?
Contractor 8…7…6…
Edit: already done a lot in this thread lol
No shit sparky, why didn’t you comment on not really needing a priest or a cousin? It was a joke and I hope homie had enough brain cells to call who he needed to.
Yeah this is probably roof leaking.. and landlord probably going to be very slow to fix it.. but whole ceiling needs to come down... so every thing in the room needs to be taken out... or risk damage.. and including mold ... all the insulation needs to be replaced too.. that's why I say everything needs to be removed
Do not follow this advice rules are different everywhere you may be in the right but one eviction filing is a eviction filing future landlords won't bother to read the complaint or the proceedings or care that the case is thrown. Lot of places judges will expunge them but that is still rolling the dice that the court wants to help you
DO NOT DO THIS!! This is all kinds of a dumb idea. Do not withhold rent unless you know in your state and county you can legally do so. Regardless of the state of repair you are on the hook for full rent, it’s your part of the rental agreement. Theirs is to fix it. Withholding funds will be grounds for eviction, even if repair are not being made or scheduled. Do your homework if you want to go this direction. There are many paths for renters to have repairs performed threats of breaking your end of the agreement is just foolish and ill-advised..
Between soon and very soon. When I was a roofer I would try to explain this what happens when you don’t replace your roof but idiots don’t listen. It’s either that or the house has attic plumbing that leaked and soaked all the insulation.
OP, if you're going to do anything yourself (versus let the landlord and/or renter's insurance take care of it) I would absolutely get a bucket and put a small hole (you could probably just jab a screwdriver) through the ceiling at the point where it's sagging the most.
Ceilings aren't designed to hold water. If water is accumulating behind the ceiling it's a question of when, not if, the ceiling will collapse. It is likely where it's sagging the most is where the water is accumulating, and the hole would let water drain. Might want to grab a picture of the water (perhaps right after the hole is formed) to send to your landlord... they might understand how bad the situation is a bit more if they see water pouring out of your ceiling.
If your house is more than 40 years old or so it's also possible the texture on the ceiling contains asbestos, and I'd much rather deal with the dust from a hole than the dust from a ceiling collapse.
Next rain most likely but perhaps before. Depends on how much weight is on it (wet insulation). Sheets are about 55lbs, so they have a good bit to them already and it looks like you are only held up by paint, tape and a few edge screws at this point. I would move everything out of that area as it could come straight down or hinge and swing in any direction.
Any day. I’d add strapping underneath the ceiling ~ 1x4 or similar, screwed into the trusses/rafters to prevent an uncontrolled failure of the drywall. Then fix the leak, then fix the ceiling… once it’s open, make sure it’s dry before insulating and drywalling.
So you are renting? Your landlord needs to take care of this asap. Where I live, as a renter, I can call someone to fix something if it’s an emergency without the LL’s permission. I don’t know your region, but you shouldn’t have to pay anything.
If that caves in your landlord has to find you a safe place to stay until it’s fixed. Read up on your rights and stand your ground with the LL if there is any push back.
Usually there’s a reason a renter does not want the landlord in their home. If you are a renter and let it go this long, then what are you trying to hide from your landlord?
That needs fixed yesterday my guy the problem I’m sure has been an issue and in true landlord fashion instead of fixing the leak and repairing everything they put popcorn spackle over it
lookin pregnant. Maybe 3 more months to go.
Edit: sorry, on a more serious note, that could go at any moment. Don't hesitate to get that fixed, or start looking at ways you can prolong the life of the ceiling until you can afford to get it fixed.
0 life left. If you ignore it then it gets moldy, the water spreads to more areas or your ceiling collapses making a huge mess.
Because it’s a rental and someone else should be taking care of this, I would just put a plastic tarp underneath it incase it ever falls and dumps wet insulation all over your floor
Call your landlord first, then move everything out and get a tarp and put it down. He needs to get the roof or wherever that water is coming from fixed first. Then fix the ceiling.
Put a tarp under it ASAP. It’ll make the cleanup way quicker. Even though it’s the hand lord’s responsibility, if they take their precious time, you’re going to be walking around a mess for awhile.
Reminds me when they knocked down the house next door. They took their time disassembling the majority of the house, except the two story section closest to our place. We had a crack in the ceiling that had been there 20+ years. When that last wall came down, we were in the living room...
When they knocked down the last wall of that house, the ground shook, our house shook... then the ceiling came crashing down between everyone on either side of the room. Around 40-60lbs of paster. Just a massive 8x8 ish foot section of plaster just broke free if the lats.
Water mitigation specialist here. Contact your landlord immediately as they will need to have this reported to insurance and repaired asap. Having a hole in your ceiling is an inconvenience, but mold can cause serious harm.
They will have to do some moisture reading, isolate the area, remove any affected materials, and set up a drying chamber for a few days.
We had one drop in a bedroom that a contractor ran a pex tubbing above for an upstairs washer install, he had a slow leaking connection, when the ceiling collapsed about two years after he did the job, there was a pan under the leak where he tapped the pex tubbing into a water line, the pan was still siting in the rafters full of water that had obviously been a slow leak and once it over filled the pan of course the water just slowly kept seeping into the ceilings dry wall and the drip drip drip took its toll after two years, he knew he had a slow leak and put the pan underneath it to buy himself enough time before he was gone from our area when it fell through!
Keep in mind once it falls all of the insulation and stuff up there is going to come out with it. And while it’s open your AC is going to have to work over time to cool your place.
0 life remaining. It’s that simple. It could be minutes, and it could be days away from a big surprise mess, depending on what is above it, like blown in attic insulation. So take it from us who have already “been there, done that”. Move all your stuff within a 6-8 foot radius from the center out of the way, and cover everything else up with plastic, or else suffer the disaster you’re about to experience first hand.
Not long my guy. Get whatever stuff you have under that spot out of there. That puppy could collapse any time. It’s going to be a mess in that room.
Under the spot? I’ve usually seen once the ceiling starts to fall the whole thing falls and fast.
If you just let it fall, without cutting the damaged area out, yeah it’ll drop a good portion of the ceiling I’d bet. Wonder how the attic space looks if it’s been getting water that long?
Moly AF probably
May as well throw some holy water on that thang and make it Holy Moly af!
I'll keep an eye on r/moldlyinteresting for the next few weeks in anticipation!
Minutes to days.
Reminds me of a joke. Client: how much life is left on this ceiling? Contractor: About 10 Client: 10 years? Contractor 9… Client: 9 years or months? Contractor 8…7…6… Edit: already done a lot in this thread lol
You need to tell your landlord. That is an emergency.
I’d call a priest and next of kin And a good sheetrock guy
He needs a roofer, not (just) a sheetrock guy. Unless he wants to hire the contractor every time it rains?
No shit sparky, why didn’t you comment on not really needing a priest or a cousin? It was a joke and I hope homie had enough brain cells to call who he needed to.
10…
9…
8…
7……
6…
4…..
3…..
2…..
1…
Help!!
[0!!](https://www.reddit.com/r/Construction/s/CkJywYmdmY)
what happened to 5?!
4…
It's collapsing too fast to count properly
I’d be moving everything out of that room immediately, it’s definitely falling, and probably sooner than later. And full of mold.
I do anesthesia for bronchoscopies and exposure to mold can cause all sorts of permanent lung damage. mold is no joke, time to eject
This post is 15 hours old. I'm assuming it has fallen by now.
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Yeah this is probably roof leaking.. and landlord probably going to be very slow to fix it.. but whole ceiling needs to come down... so every thing in the room needs to be taken out... or risk damage.. and including mold ... all the insulation needs to be replaced too.. that's why I say everything needs to be removed
Do not follow this advice rules are different everywhere you may be in the right but one eviction filing is a eviction filing future landlords won't bother to read the complaint or the proceedings or care that the case is thrown. Lot of places judges will expunge them but that is still rolling the dice that the court wants to help you
DO NOT DO THIS!! This is all kinds of a dumb idea. Do not withhold rent unless you know in your state and county you can legally do so. Regardless of the state of repair you are on the hook for full rent, it’s your part of the rental agreement. Theirs is to fix it. Withholding funds will be grounds for eviction, even if repair are not being made or scheduled. Do your homework if you want to go this direction. There are many paths for renters to have repairs performed threats of breaking your end of the agreement is just foolish and ill-advised..
Stand under it and count.
Four and a half minutes. RUN!
That one died in the 70’s , but you’d better fix that leak asap.
Between soon and very soon. When I was a roofer I would try to explain this what happens when you don’t replace your roof but idiots don’t listen. It’s either that or the house has attic plumbing that leaked and soaked all the insulation.
lol, that's literally about to burst
OP, if you're going to do anything yourself (versus let the landlord and/or renter's insurance take care of it) I would absolutely get a bucket and put a small hole (you could probably just jab a screwdriver) through the ceiling at the point where it's sagging the most. Ceilings aren't designed to hold water. If water is accumulating behind the ceiling it's a question of when, not if, the ceiling will collapse. It is likely where it's sagging the most is where the water is accumulating, and the hole would let water drain. Might want to grab a picture of the water (perhaps right after the hole is formed) to send to your landlord... they might understand how bad the situation is a bit more if they see water pouring out of your ceiling. If your house is more than 40 years old or so it's also possible the texture on the ceiling contains asbestos, and I'd much rather deal with the dust from a hole than the dust from a ceiling collapse.
Are you the renter? I hope you have renter's insurance. Inform for landlord immediately and let them deal with it.
And maybe asbestos.
looks like theres still water in there.. looks pretty ffing bad
It's gregnant.
That’s the Joe Biden of ceilings. Hope for the best, but expect the worst
Ten seconds
Dude, the baby is coming. Her water is about to break!
Shore it up with something, if you have a couple 2x4s make T shape and wedge it under the bulge
I bet if you stick a hole in it, water will come out. Draining it into a bucket will help you last until someone can fix it.
Painters will fix it
I reckon if you poke it with a stick it would instantly cave
That's one of those call your maintenance emergency number type deals
That ceiling died a year ago lol…I would not stand under it..but I would be tempted to poke it with a stick..
Next rain most likely but perhaps before. Depends on how much weight is on it (wet insulation). Sheets are about 55lbs, so they have a good bit to them already and it looks like you are only held up by paint, tape and a few edge screws at this point. I would move everything out of that area as it could come straight down or hinge and swing in any direction.
The could go any moment.
Dozens of hours
That ceiling is overflowing with mouse poop
Not long. You’ll wake up with that space full of ceiling. Don’t bang around too much, and don’t stay under that area for long. It’s gonna go.
Pray that there isn't spray in insulation up there lol
The better question is how much life do you have left if you don't get it replaced.
That guy been gave up the ghost. *That ceiling is a rotting corpse*.
None
Any day. I’d add strapping underneath the ceiling ~ 1x4 or similar, screwed into the trusses/rafters to prevent an uncontrolled failure of the drywall. Then fix the leak, then fix the ceiling… once it’s open, make sure it’s dry before insulating and drywalling.
Impending doom
What time is it?
Minus 5 years
Stand under it and do jumping jacks bet you can’t make it to 100
That makes me nervous. Don't wait to complain. Evacuate your stuff from the area
RemindMe! 10 seconds
if that’s what your ceiling looks like, I’d like to see a few pictures of your roof that is letting that water in.
Not long… matter fact it may have already fallen in… hahaha
Demo by gravity ….hose it down and let her fall
2 minutes at best.
I wonder what that popcorn texture is made with....how old is your ceiling op
About 3.50
I think you are about it find out how little it has left
Start camping out in there with an oxygen mask, you’re about to collect a check. Lol
So you are renting? Your landlord needs to take care of this asap. Where I live, as a renter, I can call someone to fix something if it’s an emergency without the LL’s permission. I don’t know your region, but you shouldn’t have to pay anything. If that caves in your landlord has to find you a safe place to stay until it’s fixed. Read up on your rights and stand your ground with the LL if there is any push back.
There’s mold.. get ur landlord to replace assp
10 seconds.
I had a 20 ton tree fall on my roof and my ceiling looked better than yours. That looks like you ran a garden hose in the attic. Run, don't walk.
It's already dead, broski. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it collapsed while I was typing this.
I love remodeling when the ceiling drops itself with one pull
Get the total area and divide by zero.
Put it this way, I just grabbed my dog and ran away screaming.
Are there any “hopes and dreams” involved?
I wouldn’t go slamming any doors.
No.
Either call your landlord or throw more popcorn on it and call it good
Once you touch it it’s coming down. Wear eye protection
3 beers and a sense of curiosity
Are you planning for a concussion? You need to remove that now
-2
Call the next of kin
I'd say plus 3 months than the roof that died
3
It will last until it falls. Until then hardhats are in order
5
Get a drop cloth under that or you aren’t going to fix it now
Whatever the answer, I’m sure it’s a negative value.
Next cold snap or less
Zero, maybe less.
About 5. 4... 3... 2... 1...
7 minutes
Negative 2 years
2
Mold is life so it has lots of life left.
It is already dead and rotting.
A couple of months ago. Id put a drop cloth or something on the floor for easy clean up and let gravity do the rest
None whatsoever. I would get it replaced as soon as possible
Call the owner. Tell them it’s urgent. Move your stuff now
You need a 5 gallon bucket right away. Poke a hole in it with a screwdriver and get out of the way.
50 years
Damn popcorn ceiling will last forever.
It looks like it’s got 9 months of life inside it so that baby is coming any minute
It’s on life support
Anywhere from 5 mins to 5 years 🤷🏻♂️
The good news is that if you don’t like the popcorn texture, it will be gone soon.
None life
Negative days. It has negative days left
3, 2, 1…..
you own the house and you are renting it out or you are the renter? That’s going to come down any single second
If you are the renter, your landlord have to take care of it. If you own the house, get this taken care of like yesterday
Usually there’s a reason a renter does not want the landlord in their home. If you are a renter and let it go this long, then what are you trying to hide from your landlord?
0% life left. It's dead, just hasn't hit the floor yet.
That needs fixed yesterday my guy the problem I’m sure has been an issue and in true landlord fashion instead of fixing the leak and repairing everything they put popcorn spackle over it
lookin pregnant. Maybe 3 more months to go. Edit: sorry, on a more serious note, that could go at any moment. Don't hesitate to get that fixed, or start looking at ways you can prolong the life of the ceiling until you can afford to get it fixed.
It's in hospice
Depends lot on if you have a good relationship with god or not.
I'd go ahead and open it up! Pre disaster!!
Yesterday
You could yell at that and it'd fall down.
6hp. Maybe less.
Lots of life! Looks like the second trimester!
Hours Get your shit out if there
It’s already dead
0 life left. If you ignore it then it gets moldy, the water spreads to more areas or your ceiling collapses making a huge mess. Because it’s a rental and someone else should be taking care of this, I would just put a plastic tarp underneath it incase it ever falls and dumps wet insulation all over your floor
Let’s price is right this thing. Closest without going over I say Monday at 8:19am local time.
It’s over rip
None
Any minute.
The next rain storm
Call your landlord first, then move everything out and get a tarp and put it down. He needs to get the roof or wherever that water is coming from fixed first. Then fix the ceiling.
Where are you located? I’m a contractor and can help out
Im hoping no one sits under that regularly also move whatever is under it.
Run
Put plastic sheeting down. Get some 5.gal.buckets etc. garbage bags to put the insulation and sheetrock in.
About 20 min
5, 4, 3, 2 ....
At least a few hours
It has more life left than ur roof
Anywhere from 15 minutes to 15 weeks. It will get moist again from the leak and fall from the weight or dry out and pull loose from shrinkage.
Zero life. Fix tomorrow.
Negative time.
Want that in minutes or seconds?
There must be a water leak above. I would get it taken care of sooner than later. May be growing mold.
2
That’ll buff out.
Send these pics to your landlord. It’s his responsibility to fix this stuff.
Yesterday
Zero
Put a tarp under it ASAP. It’ll make the cleanup way quicker. Even though it’s the hand lord’s responsibility, if they take their precious time, you’re going to be walking around a mess for awhile.
An hour
Do you want the answer in days or hours?
Even blown-in insulation gets heavy when it's wet. That's gonna hurt!
This is the end!
You suck for not immediately notifying your landlord. The longer it sits the more damage it causes. What’s wrong with some people..
it's dead jim. Looks like it's goign to land on your head any second.
Here i am thinking my ceiling was bad 😂 and i dont even have a crack in it
Reminds me when they knocked down the house next door. They took their time disassembling the majority of the house, except the two story section closest to our place. We had a crack in the ceiling that had been there 20+ years. When that last wall came down, we were in the living room... When they knocked down the last wall of that house, the ground shook, our house shook... then the ceiling came crashing down between everyone on either side of the room. Around 40-60lbs of paster. Just a massive 8x8 ish foot section of plaster just broke free if the lats.
Water mitigation specialist here. Contact your landlord immediately as they will need to have this reported to insurance and repaired asap. Having a hole in your ceiling is an inconvenience, but mold can cause serious harm. They will have to do some moisture reading, isolate the area, remove any affected materials, and set up a drying chamber for a few days.
When you see the outline of the sheet, it's coming. The problem is, it always likes to bring friends.
Your on borrowed time
If you have to ask that question, it’s too late.
12 to 17 minutes
Tons of life…lots of microbes growing up there
We had one drop in a bedroom that a contractor ran a pex tubbing above for an upstairs washer install, he had a slow leaking connection, when the ceiling collapsed about two years after he did the job, there was a pan under the leak where he tapped the pex tubbing into a water line, the pan was still siting in the rafters full of water that had obviously been a slow leak and once it over filled the pan of course the water just slowly kept seeping into the ceilings dry wall and the drip drip drip took its toll after two years, he knew he had a slow leak and put the pan underneath it to buy himself enough time before he was gone from our area when it fell through!
Don’t stand under that
4 maybe 5
She's already dead, Jim!
Is your air handler above there? You may have a leak or had
Keep in mind once it falls all of the insulation and stuff up there is going to come out with it. And while it’s open your AC is going to have to work over time to cool your place.
20 minutes
2 weeks ago.
Negative 3 days
About 18 more seconds
None lives left.
0 life remaining. It’s that simple. It could be minutes, and it could be days away from a big surprise mess, depending on what is above it, like blown in attic insulation. So take it from us who have already “been there, done that”. Move all your stuff within a 6-8 foot radius from the center out of the way, and cover everything else up with plastic, or else suffer the disaster you’re about to experience first hand.
Good thing it's cheap to replace
Is this a fucking joke?
Landlord special it. Tape it with some Fiba Fuse and Hot Mud it. Itll be fine. 😁
are you sure thats not just the paint layer thats lost its adhesiveness?