Renovations are an important and essential part of every homeowner’s life. Not only do renovations help you get your home upgraded and make it match the latest architectural standards, but these are also essential to make sure that the structure stays put for decades, and that any internal weakening has been dealt with before things go out of hand.
While people invest a hefty sums of money on home renovation, one thing that often gets ignored is the 5th wall of your home – the ceiling. Ceilings have to be the most ignored child of the family when it comes to renovations and remodeling. Ask any homeowner about their most uninvested thing in a room or entire house and 90% of the time, the answer would be ceilings. Why? The major reason why ceilings are often so ignored is that they remain invisible and hardly ever catch one’s eye except for when it’s time for them to collapse.
We know that you don’t want your home’s ceilings to collapse ever and that is why we think that it is high time you invest in your ceiling renovations. It is easy to see why many of our readers would be reluctant toward this idea. Ceiling renovations not only mean a lot of money going into this project but also mean a lot of mess and unfunctional rooms for days. Don’t worry, not all ceiling renovations have to be this intense. In fact, you would be surprised by how simple of a task it is to get your ceilings remodeled provided that you are taking good care of them.
Are you still not convinced that your ceilings need remodeling? We suggest you thoroughly check your ceilings for the following signs. In case any one of these is there, you need to be serious about your ceilings and renovations, and take this as an emergency basis task to avoid any future harm to your home or yourself. Let us get into the signs that indicate a ceiling renovation is needed at your place:
1. Aged Ceilings
Do you feel like your home’s ceilings are old enough to collapse any day but do not see any signs of aging on them? Well, do not be deceived by the healthy-looking ceilings, and immediately consult a professional to get your ceilings checked.
However, in most cases, looking closely at your ceilings might indicate that they are turning feeble and needs repairs or replacements. They would either feel swollen or have weird cracks in them. They might also develop a sense of yellowness in them, or they might stop looking as solid as they once used to seem. While all these signs might indicate something else too, aging is the top cause of such issues in roofs and ceilings. The moment you notice any such thing in your ceilings, it is high time you start to take the idea of getting renovations seriously.
2. Signs of Water Damage
We generally tend to underestimate the damaging power of water, especially the one that is standing on our house’s top and is seeping invisibly through the pipes. This water may damage our ceilings and the results of this are shown in the ceilings having watermarks.
Now, there are different types of watermarks that ceiling could have. Firstly, there could be a swollen patch in some corner of the ceiling that looks like a balloon in need of inflation. You can tell such a swollen patch has water in it when you see one. Another way you can identify watermarks is by looking for patches in ceilings with rusty brown corners. These occur due to water standing somewhere, leading to rust in the iron or steel structure inside the ceilings.
If you see something like this on your roof, we suggest you go and check for yourself as to where the water is coming from. However, in any case, it is best to get the ceilings repaired at your earliest convenience because it has surely been weakened due to water.
3. Poor Soundproofing
Now, this one is very interesting.
If you have lately started feeling like your ceiling is allowing more sounds from the upper portion than before, then it might be a sign that your ceiling is becoming weaker. Try to get someone to walk on the roof and observe the footsteps from inside the room on the top of which someone is walking. If the noise is clearer and you feel like it is more obvious than how it used to be in the past, there could be something potentially wrong with the ceilings that need to be repaired as soon as possible.
4. Cracks And Kinks
What indicates damage more than cracks in a thing? The same rule applies to ceilings. Cracks in your ceiling can indicate so many wrongs but more than anything these cracks are an indication of the serious danger that these ceilings possess. We don’t want to scare anybody but if there are any cracks in your ceilings, please do not wait for them to worsen and lead to the collapse of the ceiling. Rather, go to an expert and ask them to tell you the reason behind these cracks, and then get on with the ceiling renovations as soon as you can.
5. Peeling Paint
Peeling paint is another huge issue with many ceilings and we have seen many homeowners not taking it seriously at all. Do not be that homeowner, rather take this as a call to get on with ceiling checkup and renovation as early as possible. Sometimes, the peeling of paint might indicate nothing wrong with the ceiling. Rather, it is the paint that is of cheap quality. However, we urge you not to self assume things and better consult a professional who can trace the root cause of the chipping paint and can guide you better on what you need to do about your ceilings to make them strong and protective.
