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Posted by Mikepier on November 22, 2008, 11:45 am
> In our almost 30-year old Florida home, we have a garage that is about
> 20-ft X 24-ft. =A0We had the roof completely replaced several years ago
> and have been doing some upgrades. =A0The garage is a normal garage with
> a popcorned sheet rock ceiling. =A0Between some dampness from the
> Florida weather and a few bumps from stuff in the attic, the sheet
> rock is wavy between the joists in several places and in other places
> broken away slightly from the joists. =A0The garage door mounts are
> bolted to the ceiling and the garage is your usual 30-year collection
> of stored stuff and tools.
>
> We could strip the popcorn without much trouble but our question is if
> there is any way to fix the wavy sheetrock without having to rip
> everything out of the garage and re-do the entire ceiling (a major
> project). =A0Would we need to put runners between the joists to screw it
> back in to between the joists? =A0Is there any quick and easy way to do
> that if that's the only solution? =A0Once sheet rock warps is it shot or
> can it be pulled back into alignment (we don't need it perfect, this
> is just the garage)?
>
> Any suggestions and helpful hints greatly appreciated.
Sounds like it has to be ripped out. You probably have 3/8" sheetrock
which is not really suitable for ceilings, it should be 1/2".
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