Owners of housing, which is installed tensionceiling, sometimes you have to face an extremely unpleasant circumstance. If neighbors from above have inadvertently filled your apartment with water and the ceiling panel is puffed up, do not get upset. Stretch ceilings, exposed to the flood, are completely amenable to repair. 
From the temperature of the water leaking from above, the repair of the sagging ceiling depends.
How to repair stretch ceilings
To begin with, someaction to drain excess fluid from the resulting bubble. Before you start, you need to remove the jewelry: accidentally tapping the canvas ring, you can tear the film not where it is planned, and all the water will pour into the apartment uncontrollably. It is necessary to understand the causes of flooding. They can be different, it is from them will depend on the subsequent actions. Flooding can occur for the following reasons: 
From a sagging stretch ceiling, you first need to drain the water into the container.
- leakage of pipes with hot water;
- leakage of pipes with cold water;
- malfunctions with central heating pipes;
- water flowing out of the washing machine due to breakage;
- the breakthrough of the sewage pipes of the neighbors is higher;
- If your apartment is located on the last floor, the cause of flooding may be leaks from the roofing storm system.
The temperature of the water leaking from above dependscarrying out of the subsequent repair actions. Cold water does not put a stretch ceiling of heavy damage. From hot water canvas can deteriorate so much that repairing the ceiling after water leakage will be meaningless and it will simply have to be changed. In addition, the liquid can be distinguished both in composition and in purity. For example, it can be almost pure water from a water pipe or dirty - from a storm system, a sewage system. From the washing machine liquid poured, mixed with detergents. Such a liquid does not have the best effect on the condition of the blade. The most damaging effect on the ceiling is rendered by technical water from risers and heating devices. Back to contents</a>
What to do with the ceiling after the bay
If your stretch ceiling now looks likea big bubble with water, do not rush to panic. Climb to the floor above - find out what happened. If possible, find out if the water continues to flow. Remove things from the flooded room. Furniture can be covered with a film, so as not to spoil, if inadvertently the liquid on the ceiling spills not in the right place. 
Drain water from the ceiling is done neatly whenhelp the hose. When all the preliminary work and water flow are stopped, it's time to clean the water and repair the ceiling. The first step from the bubble is to drain the liquid. Prepare for this more empty containers, it is desirable to do such work not alone. There are several ways to drain water in such cases. Choose the one that you will most conveniently implement. Drain the water through the opening made for the lighting fixture; in the corner - where the canvas is attached to the wall; through a specially made technological hole. For drainage, a hose approximately 2 m in length and several buckets or basins will be required. Back to contents</a>
How to drain water
Draining through the hole from the lamp is the simplest way. It is convenient for subsequent repairs. Stages of work:
- turn off the electricity in the room;
- remove the lighting fixture;
- insert into the hole a pre-prepared flexible tube, move one end of the device to the place where the water has accumulated, lower the other into a bucket or a basin;
- when the container is full, the hose clamp and change the bucket;
- so drain most of the water, remove the remainder without the help of a hose: pull the canvas slightly in the hole, wait for the water to drain into the tank itself.
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How to drain water through the edge of the canvas
If there are no holes in the ceiling for light fixtures, we must proceed as follows:
- Select the area where the ceiling canopy adjoins the wall, closest to the place of water accumulation;
- take a spatula and use it to release the edge of the material from the baguette groove;
- Hold the film, put the hose into the slot, put the other end into the bucket;
- Drain the water through the hose, changing the container as it is filled.
After draining the water, the stretch ceiling canvas needsflatten well. During the operation, make sure that the liquid does not spread over the entire ceiling. When the drain is completed, you can proceed to the repair. It basically comes down to thoroughly drying the canvas and space. In addition, it will be necessary to level the canvas, tuck it back into the baguette or put the lamp in place. In the place where there was water, the canvas will sag a little. To restore its previous appearance, it is necessary to warm it up with a heat gun. The canvas is stretched, its external qualities are restored. Repairing the ceiling after the flood is not particularly difficult, but it will still require some working skills. If you are not sure that you can dry the ceiling yourself, seek professional help. Sometimes it may be necessary to dismantle the canvas, which will need to be washed, dried and reinstalled. If the flood happened due to a breakthrough in the water supply system, the canvas does not need special cleaning. If the problem is sewage or rainwater, you will need to clean the ceiling from streaks and stains. In case of flooding with technical water, the stretch ceilings only need to be replaced. Glossy stretch ceilings are easier to tolerate than fabric canvases. Sometimes stains are so strong on fabric surfaces that they cannot be removed even during repair. But it is possible, as a last resort, to paint such a ceiling. When choosing this method, do not forget to choose the right shade. Wall decoration should be in harmony with the color in which you are going to paint the ceiling.
