Good evening, all
My wife’s parents’ house was re-roofed last winter (removed existing clay tile and applied asphalt architectural 3-tabs) by a HD-contracted crew. They botched something in one of the valleys, and ended up with water damage in the second floor.
The area affected is fairly small (about 6sf) at the top of a wall and onto the ceiling. The area is very “bubbly”, which I think is typical of plaster that’s gotten wet, no? The “body” of the plaster seems solid; it appears to be just the surface that was affected.
HD has paid for the roof fix and is paying for the interior repair too, but my in-laws are having trouble finding a contractor who will even come to look at such a small job. So, my questions to the group are threefold:
1. What is the recommended fix for this? I’m thinking scrape off the visible crap, sand, spritz with water, and skimcoat with plaster, trying like heck to match the original texture/thickness. Then prime and paint. What am I missing??
2. What would a small job like this run if done by a professional? We’re in southeastern WI. I’m not looking for a quote, just a ballpark for the repair work only (no painting). Are we talking $200? $500?
3. Is this something a DIY could handle? My in-laws have asked me if I want to bid on it. Apparently HD allows this if professionals are unavailable or don’t want the work. The job seems straightforward enough to me, but I have a nasty habit of overestimating myself or underestimating the job, whichever way you want to look at it. It comes out ok in the end, but not without undue stress on the part of myself and DW…
Thanks
torn
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About $700 to do the plaster repair, then add the cost of paint.
1. What is the recommended fix for this? I'm thinking scrape off the visible crap, sand, spritz with water, and skimcoat with plaster, trying like heck to match the original texture/thickness. Then prime and paint. What am I missing??
Scrape all visible crap and anything soft or loose. If you use plaster, skimcoat with finish plaster -- then let it set up firm but not rock hard -- spritz with water -- steel trowel to smooth as glass.
If you don't want to use plaster, use setting compound that you can then sand if it doesn't come out as expected. Plaster is very hard to sand.
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