Stretch ceilings are fundamentally different from any other coating. Their main feature is that after flooding from neighbors a person does not have to make major repairs.
Such ceilings of normal quality can withstand high voltage (up to 100 liters of water). Due to this, water will not flood furniture, appliances and other home furnishings, they will remain unharmed. If, when you come home one day, you find that the neighbors have flooded the suspended ceiling from above, then you need to take certain measures.
What to do
When the landlord sees that the canvas has taken the form of a bubble and hangs almost to the floor, he must do everything to solve this problem as quickly as possible. First of all, you need to completely turn off the electricity in the house. After all, water together with electricity can do much more troubles than spoiled furniture and repairs.
After eliminating the direct threat to life, it is necessary to eliminate the reason why the suspended ceiling was flooded. It doesn’t matter if the negligent neighbors who forgot to close the tap were the culprits of the incident, the roof was leaking, or any other factor was the cause of the flooding. The main thing is to eliminate the cause of water leakage.
If a person does not understand repair at all and does not know the device of the ceiling coating, then it is best to call the company that was involved in installing the stretch ceiling. Usually, craftsmen arrive very quickly and within a few minutes solve this problem. If a person has at least minimal repair skills, then he should not worry when the suspended ceiling was flooded. What to do in this situation, everyone should know.
Do-it-yourself troubleshooting
First of all, do not panic, you need to calmly pick up a set of all the necessary tools for this procedure that will help you quickly get rid of water, while there will be no loss to the interior and the ceiling itself.
Often there is a misconception among people that if a stretch ceiling is flooded and a small puncture is made in it, then all the water will slowly flow out and there will be no problems, but this is not true. If there is a large enough amount of water, then a puncture made can serve as a rupture of the entire canvas, so it is better not to risk it.
The most suitable option in this situation for a person would be to remove the built-in lamps and carefully drain the water through the holes formed. It is best to carry out this procedure together. One will control the hole, and the second will distill the liquid to it. After all the water has been drained, you should use a hairdryer and carefully dry the canvas. The next step is to re-mount the lighting fixtures. This method is very simple and can be used repeatedly in the case of frequent flooding of the suspended ceiling by neighbors.
What to do if there are no lamps on the ceiling
It is also worth considering that far from every house many different lighting devices are mounted in the floor. Therefore, the previous method will not work, and the owner of this coating will need to perform more complex procedures for draining the water when the neighbors flooded the stretch ceiling. Not everyone knows what to do in this situation, but everything is not as scary as it seems.
Dismantling the ceiling part
To completely get rid of the liquid, the landlord will have to dismantle one part of the stretch ceiling. To dismantle the corner of the ceiling, do the following:
- Determine the angle near which the most fluid has collected.
- Remove trim panel. Screw a long self-tapping screw into the place where the blade is glued to the harpoon.
- Take the pliers for a self-tapping screw and pull for it, along with it will go the canvas that needs to be pulled out from the baguette by 40-60 cm.
- Drain all water and dry the canvas from the inside and the outside.
- Using a conventional spatula, insert the blade in its original place and strengthen it.
- Cover with a finishing panel.
After carrying out these simple procedures, the ceiling takes on its former form, and no one will guess that just a few hours ago there was a lot of water.
Some tips
If there was a lot of water and the canvas kept it for a sufficiently long period of time, then you should be prepared that after draining all the liquid the canvas will be uneven. Where there was most of the water, a bulge appeared. To get rid of it, you should get a sufficiently powerful hairdryer and warm up all stretch marks of the canvas until they completely disappear.
In the bathroom, toilet and in the kitchen, it is best to use stretch ceilings made of PVC, while fabric water is practically not kept and absorbs odors. Therefore, after the first flooding, with a high degree of probability, the canvas cannot be restored, and a new one will have to be pulled.
When installing the ceiling canvas, check with the masters whether they apply special silicone sealant. It prevents water from entering the walls when the stretch ceiling is flooded. The photo shows how strong the PVC coating is and how it can stretch.
Common mistake when draining water
- Make no mistake with the amount of water. Do not neglect this when flooding the suspended ceiling. At first glance, it seems that there is not so much water, and people take 1-2 empty buckets in the hope that this will be enough, but then they just run around in panic and look for additional reservoirs. Before draining the water, you need to prepare a sufficient number of all kinds of vessels for this.
- Never pierce the web. It is strictly forbidden to do this, a small and inconspicuous hole will instantly become a big gap, and not only the ceiling covering, but the whole room will be damaged due to the large pressure of the water.
- No need to try to smooth the bubble, otherwise the water will spread over the entire surface of the ceiling and it will be much more difficult to merge and completely dry it. If this is not done, then after a while the water will bloom and will emit an unpleasant odor throughout the room.
- When a person does not have certain skills, it is not necessary to independently return the original appearance to the ceiling. It is better to call the company that deals with stretch ceilings.
Conclusion
From all of the above, it follows that if a suspended ceiling was flooded, it can be saved without special devices and skills. This type of coating is characterized by high strength indicators, if everything was installed correctly, then water enters the room only in extreme cases.
If a person has absolutely no repair skills, it is recommended not to take risks and call the company that installs the suspended ceilings. If the neighbors have flooded, do not worry, but you just need to get together and eliminate this small nuisance.