Before our roof was done with proper shingles and protection against ice dams, water got into the ceiling/wall spaces, generally where two rooflines met. This water from the outside softened and weakened the plaster itself, which you can see in the closet as the plaster just crumbled away once I gave it a little encouragement. Repairing this kind of plaster I quite enjoy. It’s big and goopy and you see a big difference right away. It’s like sculpting.
The second picture shows damage more on the surface, and at least some of that damage is likely from running a vaporizer inside a closed bedroom for extended periods of time. Oops! We were just trying to tend to a young kid with a bad cough. Repairing this kind of damage with endless, tedious scraping, then applying drywall mud, then sanding, then wiping, and then repeat, etc., that I’m not so keen on!
Next up, washing down the dusty de-stippled ceiling and starting the chipping and scraping and prepping. O, and some floor cleanup.
