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Wet spot on ceiling help
Posted on 7/31/24 at 12:51 am
Posted on 7/31/24 at 12:51 am
Discovered a wet spot on my ceiling tonight. Pretty small 4”x1”. Went into the attic and didn’t see anything that appears to be leaking and we didn’t get rain today. Also never saw it during all the rain last week so I’m confused as to what may be causing it.
Any ideas? TIA
Admin if this is the wrong board, I apologize.
Any ideas? TIA
Admin if this is the wrong board, I apologize.
This post was edited on 7/31/24 at 12:53 am
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Posted on 7/31/24 at 12:55 am to King of New Orleans
Is your a/c above that spot?
Posted on 7/31/24 at 12:56 am to Relham10
No it’s not. Above the spot in the attic is the insulation “saw dust” type material. Not sure what you call it.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:02 am to King of New Orleans
You need to go to that exact spot in the attic and see if you see any water. Finding the source of the wet spot on your ceiling should be fairly easy
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:03 am to King of New Orleans
Water spots on ceilings either come from a leak in the roof from rain or from drainage pipe from your ac. Only other option is if a bathroom is nearby on 2nd story above the ceiling you are looking at.
No other possibilities
No other possibilities
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:03 am to windmill
I went into the attic and saw nothing that’s damp. No sign of water running down 2x4’s or pipes. No wet spot on insulation.
Could it possibly just be a condensation issue?
Could it possibly just be a condensation issue?
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:05 am to King of New Orleans
I've had condensation issues like that in my garage.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:06 am to lockthevaught
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Water spots on ceilings either come from a leak in the roof from rain
We got rain every single day for the past 2 weeks almost and this spot wasn’t there.
quote:
drainage pipe from your ac
Is in a different part of the attic.
quote:
bathroom is nearby on 2nd story
The spot is on the second story just outside of the bathroom. But no pipes are in the attic where the spot is.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:15 am to King of New Orleans
Any chance someone/something threw or shot water upwards onto the ceiling?
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:15 am to windmill
No
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:16 am to King of New Orleans
What was your old lady doing on the ceiling?
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:18 am to King of New Orleans
Thought this was gonna be a G-spot thread
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:21 am to King of New Orleans
Is there an a/c register near the spot?
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:22 am to windmill
No the AC is across the attic
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:23 am to King of New Orleans
Do you know what a register is?
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:24 am to windmill
Yes sorry. There is one about 3 feet away.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:25 am to King of New Orleans
Do you know of that register sweats when the a/c has been running for a while?
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:27 am to windmill
I’ve never noticed it when in the room but it’s always possible. I did just google and saw that wet spots near a register can be caused by condensation.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:31 am to King of New Orleans
Mine came from the chimney cap becoming unseated due to wind. Guy came out and showed me where the water was trickling down the pipe. Before that it was hard to tell where it was coming from. I put some dog potty pads down over the top of it and checked it from time to time and that also prevented further damage until we figured it out. Pretty expensive to fix because they had to fabricate a new one and install it. Then I just painted the spot on the ceiling.
Posted on 7/31/24 at 1:32 am to WestSideTiger
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Mine came from the chimney cap
Our chimney is not near this spot. Good info though.
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