Brown Stain On Ceiling Below Bathroom

Whether it s the roof or an upstairs bathroom whatever is above the ceiling is usually the source of your moisture problem.

Brown stain on ceiling below bathroom. I had replaced wax seal with a plastic valve it was easy to install at that time. If you can t identify a possible water source above the ceiling stain you may have a leaky pipe. A home water softener or.

It shouldn t be too hard to figure out from what area of the home the water is coming. A sagging ceiling is a sign that water from a leak is reaching the area. An occasional wet floor in a second story bathroom won t cause enough seepage to damage anything underneath it.

I had noticed overflow in my second floor guest bathroom toilet with wet ceiling below around a year ago. When the water dries it leaves behind the iron which produces a reddish brown stain. When you see brown spots or patches on your ceiling and interior walls they are water stains caused from a leak above.

Staining occurs when water seeps through an assortment of building material and permeates the gypsum based drywall ceiling panels. When i lifted the toilet bowl the wax seal was damaged. Paint a damaged ceiling like a true professional.

Any brown copper or dark stain on the ceiling is a sign of a pernicious water leak in the ceiling. Today i noticed a water spot and brown stain on the ceiling directly below the bathroom. This leak could be a malfunction in your commercial roof systems or a leak with another part of your facility such as hvac units or leaking pipes.