House issues

[Crob83]

Hello fine gentleman! I know there are a plethora of knowledgeable people on here. I have these new weird spots in my ceiling and an indention in the wall. They are driving me crazy, we did have some high winds the other day but not severe or anything. What the hell could it be

 

[Crob83]

Its a 1 story house with vaulted ceilings

 

[Canuckjetboater]

Hello fine gentleman! I know there are a plethora of knowledgeable people on here. I have these new weird spots in my ceiling and an indention in the wall. They are driving me crazy, we did have some high winds the other day but not severe or anything. What the hell could it be

@Crob83 looks like drywall damage due to moisture/water infiltration or stud shifting under wind load stress. good luck. Poke the bulges are they damp or wet?

 

[Sonic Blue]

Can you post a pic of the outside in that area of damage to help determine construction? That indenting is really bizarre. Maybe a pic of foundation and ground in that area too.

 

[WREKS]

@Crob83 The discoloration around the ceiling fan outlet indicates high internal humidity combined with inadequate ventilation.

 

[Sonic Blue]

@Crob83 The discoloration around the ceiling fan outlet indicates high internal humidity combined with inadequate ventilation.

That could be air leakeage too. I used to do Home Energy Audits (about 1000 of them)..... the discoloration can be air movement....that usually collects dirt. The wall divit has really got me. It's like there is no drywall tape there. Were there any recent renos? Need some history.

 

[zipper]

Moisture in the attic. You may have a shingle damaged or a badly placed roofing nail and it is leaking both onto the ceiling and running down the roofing plywood and leaking into the attic insulation and down the wall. Hard to tell from this far away.

 

[Sonic Blue]

Maybe drill a small hole and check for moisture. (forgot you mentioned vaulted ceilings, so no attic.) And agree with zipper....take a close look at roof.

 

[Crob83]

I haven't gotten a chance to touch it to see if it's moist or not, just noticed it last night. But the dent in the drywall is completely dry and hard. That is the weirdest part of it all is how in the hell does that happen. Anyway filing a claim right now with my insurance who have always taken care of me to have it looked at

 

[WREKS]

Its a 1 story house with vaulted ceilings

That happens often where cathedral ceilings have the same pitch as the roof. I do not know if you have that situation. But if you do, often those spaces do not get adequately ventilated. You can check by seeing if you have venting at the top of the roof and vents at the eaves. There should be an unrestricted air flow through that space to carry away indoor humidity. The problem develops over time. It is especially problematic during freeze/thaw cycles. If you do not have a vapor barrier between the drywall and the trusses/rafters, that adds to the problem. You have plants. Do you keep the humidity high. Do you have a humidifier on your furnace? That, too, can cause big problems with attics. If you look in the attic and see any of the plywood darkened, the indoor humidity level is too high.

 

[Smiley]

What others said. Looks like you may have some moisture behind there. Drywall tape looks to be coming loose.

 

[Crob83]

That happens often where cathedral ceilings have the same pitch as the roof. I do not know if you have that situation. But if you do, often those spaces do not get adequately ventilated. You can check by seeing if you have venting at the top of the roof and vents at the eaves. There should be an unrestricted air flow through that space to carry away indoor humidity. The problem develops over time. It is especially problematic during freeze/thaw cycles. If you do not have a vapor barrier between the drywall and the trusses/rafters, that adds to the problem. You have plants. Do you keep the humidity high. Do you have a humidifier on your furnace? That, too, can cause big problems with attics. If you look in the attic and see any of the plywood darkened, the indoor humidity level is too high.

No we do not keep the humidity high, and I also do not have a de-humidifier on my furnace. There is no attic since it's a vaulted ceiling and a 1 story house. The roof does have vents along the top and a shit ton along the eaves as well. Best case scenario is I get a new free roof put on since mine is from 2006

 

[Crob83]

That could be air leakeage too. I used to do Home Energy Audits (about 1000 of them)..... the discoloration can be air movement....that usually collects dirt. The wall divit has really got me. It's like there is no drywall tape there. Were there any recent renos? Need some history.

No nothing recent done besides changing out all of the light fixtures. (Ceiling fan has been there a while didn't change it out recently) the wall divit is by far the weirdest part to me. It's a pretty decent size and it's definitely not moist or anything

 

[Sbrown]

Very intriguing. Judging from the lack of cracking or discoloration, plus the presence of a bunch of nail pops, no offense, but my first inclination would be to say its the result of an older, poorly done drywall job. The indents appear to correlate with where seams would be, any actual movement of that magnitude would undoubtedly cause cracking and probably flaking unless fairly wet. Especially noticeable with the textured ceiling. Its possible somebody didn't land the joints properly and as a result they're moving a bit, but I would be surprised. I'll be interested to see what the cause is determined to be.

 

[Crob83]

Very intriguing. Judging from the lack of cracking or discoloration, plus the presence of a bunch of nail pops, no offense, but my first inclination would be to say its the result of an older, poorly done drywall job. The indents appear to correlate with where seams would be, any actual movement of that magnitude would undoubtedly cause cracking and probably flaking unless fairly wet. Especially noticeable with the textured ceiling. Its possible somebody didn't land the joints properly and as a result they're moving a bit, but I would be surprised. I'll be interested to see what the cause is determined to be.

There are absolutely 0 nail pops visible, I am also very curious to say the least

 

[Crob83]

On the bright side the market is so fucking crazy it appraised for 285K ????

 

[HangOutdoors]

@Crob83 Yeah, home prices are crazy and going up crazy, boat prices are going up strange times. Good times for now.

 

[Sonic Blue]

House prices!? Oh geez...I thought it was just Canada and in my area an hour out of Toronto. Real estate prices are out of control ... makes no sense to me anymore.

 

[captras]

If not due to water damage, my guess would be a poor job of floating and taping the drywall plus possibly painting before mud was completely dry.

 

[Sbrown]

There are absolutely 0 nail pops visible, I am also very curious to say the least

Not to be argumentative, but I see what appears to be obvious nail pops and also another bad seam running vertically from the top right hand corner of the window, along with some drywall damage right at the corner. I will admit its hard to be 100 percent positive without being there, so you definitely have a better view of it than I do, but I'm definitely sticking with poorly installed drywall. I think @captras is on to something as well.