Hey folks…
Just got a phone call from a friend who has had the second of two fairly decent leaks into his finished basement, both caused by carelessness. He has asked me to think about a way of avoiding or reducing damage if and when this happens again. Currently the ceiling is a stapled up tile, with very low headroom in an older home (many obstructions in the joists). I’ve told him about all I could think of was to delay or mitigate any leakage through the ceiling maybe by stapling poly sheeting to the joists somehow before rebuilding the ceiling. Any other thoughts? Thanks!
Paul
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tell him to aim more carefully at the toilet above!
where is the carelessness leak coming from? I'd say find that and forget the stopgap fixes.
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LOL... well, you'd have to know this guy... This time he left the sink running with the drain plugged and there ya have it. Last time was something comparable. I'm thinking of pitching a suspended ceiling (if there's room, I seem to recall there really isn't) so at least we can readily replace individual tiles next time.
Paul
As Letterman would say, "sounds like alcohol was involved."
safe bet ;)
Or a severe case of ADD.
you would not want it to be waterproof so you would know it was leaking. Instead of spending money on ceiling try better plumbing
>> you would not want it to be waterproof so you would know it was leaking.
I thought that's what I said.
>> Instead of spending money on ceiling try better plumbing
Didn't sound to me like the quality of the plumbing was the problem. If you let the sink overflow, even a gold plated plumbing job won't help.
I don't think you'd want the ceiling to be very waterproof. If no water gets through the ceiling, that means it's all up there in the joist bays, rotting the framing.
>> I'm thinking of pitching a suspended ceiling ...
This makes sense to me. Maybe even omit the suspension and just staple the tiles to the joists. Add 2x2 blocking for the cross joints.