Get the brown ring off your Carol Stream ceiling the right way, instead of painting over it. We cut out the soft board, rebuild the patch and finish it so the ceiling reads as one surface again.
A leak from a tub, a toilet or the roof leaves a ceiling with a stain at best and soft, sagging board at worst. We press on the area to find where the board has gone soft, cut that out and set new drywall on solid framing, adding backing where the joists leave a gap. The seams get tape and three coats of compound feathered well past the patch, then we sand, prime and paint. Where the board is still firm and only stained, we seal it with a stain-blocking primer so the ring cannot bleed back through the new paint.
Carol Stream is on our regular route through DuPage County, off North Avenue, Gary Avenue, Army Trail Road and Schmale Road, with the Great Western Trail crossing town. If your house has a second-floor bathroom over the kitchen or family room, the ceiling below is where a slow drain or a failed wax ring tends to show first. We ask that the plumbing or roof repair is finished before we close anything, because sealing a stain over an active drip only hides the next one. If you are not sure the source is fixed, we check for fresh moisture before we cut.
Firm, stained board sealed with a stain-blocking primer, then painted so the ring stays gone.
Wet, crumbling board cut back to the framing and replaced with new board fastened to solid wood.
Tape that bubbled or dropped after a leak scraped out, re-taped and finished flat.
Doorknob strikes and moving damage cut square and patched with new board or a backed patch.
Popped fasteners reset, a new screw added beside each one, and the spots finished over.
The repair primed and the full ceiling painted when a touch-up would leave a halo.
We come out, look at the damage and confirm the area is dry, then leave a free written estimate that lists each repair. If cutting into the ceiling turns up wet insulation, a rotted joist or a pipe that is still weeping, we stop, price the added work in writing and wait for your yes. Repairs start same-day when the schedule allows, and a ceiling patch needs return visits while each coat of compound dries. We cover the floor and furniture under the work, keep the dust in the room and walk the finished ceiling with you in daylight.
Call or text (815) 585-1750 with a photo of the damage. We come out, check that it is dry and put the repair in writing.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com