Water leak on plasterboard

[nedhed]

Was trying to get a floor up earlier and accidently caught a pipe, needless to say water start ****ing out fortunatly i managed to soak most of it up with a combination of different clothing and 2 fan heaters.

When i left, about 5 hours later, the top side of the plasterboard was pretty much dry and nothing had soaked through to the ceiling below.

Was just wondering what the chances are of this producing any lasting damage i.e. ceiling coming down toinght or the ceiling becoming stained. As i said when i left there were no signs of the water having come through the ceiling in any places.

 

[sparkwright]

If no water appeared to soak through the ceiling I would say you've been lucky and you should get away with it. It won't fall down, if the vast majority of the water has been removed. It's surprising how good plasterboard is at holding water.

One thing - water always finds a way through the hole in the ceiling where the light is - but only if the water is between the same two joists as the light.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

What type of ceiling was it boarded or lathe and plaster.
If you catch the water leak earlier enough there is a very much improved chance of damage not occurring.
Although sometimes it can take a little time for stains to bleed through to the other side, if this does happen it will require sealing prior to re-painting.
The old lathe and plaster if still in good nick can cope quite well with water ingress but plasterboard is good at soaking it up but can once dry start to fail.

 

[nedhed]

What type of ceiling was it boarded or lathe and plaster.
If you catch the water leak earlier enough there is a very much improved chance of damage not occurring.
Although sometimes it can take a little time for stains to bleed through to the other side, if this does happen it will require sealing prior to re-painting.
The old lathe and plaster if still in good nick can cope quite well with water ingress but plasterboard is good at soaking it up but can once dry start to fail.

Please tell me that was not a spelling mistake and you did mean fail not fall?

 

[deanibusmaximus]

Just finished a job yesterday where a flat roof on part of a manor house had leaked. just like sparkwright mentioned, water poured in through the light fitting hole, but also brown staining occurred along the plasterboard joins.

After drying out, 2 coats of Zinsser B.I.N stain blocking primer followed by 2 coats of emulsion seem to have done the trick with no apparent permanent damage.

 

[Nige F]

Was just wondering what the chances are of this producing any lasting damage i.e. ceiling coming down toinght or the ceiling becoming stained. As i said when i left there were no signs of the water having come through the ceiling in any places.

NO worries - it won`t stain and it certainly won`t come down if it`s p/board