Sagging in a ceiling may be caused by undersized drywall. You can either replace it or build the ceiling out.

Q Am I right that when sections of plaster break away from the lath, an accepted repair technique is to roughly fill in those gaps with drywall and then drywall over the whole wall or ceiling? — M.H., ...

Q: Last spring, my roof sprang a leak and water stained the ceiling in my daughter’s second-floor bedroom. We fixed the leak and repainted the ceiling. Now the new paint is cracked and, looking closer ...

Looking up and seeing a misshapen, sagging ceiling can definitely be panic-inducing, especially when you are aware of the hidden danger that may be lurking in popcorn ceilings. Whether it seems like ...

Before the arrival of prefabricated wallboard or "drywall" in the 1940s and '50s, plaster was the material of choice for interior walls and ceilings in American homes. Portland cement plaster was ...

Q: Last spring, my roof sprang a leak and water stained the ceiling in my daughter’s second-floor bedroom. We fixed the leak and repainted the ceiling. However, now the new paint is cracked and, ...

Q. My basement is unfinished and I want to install fiberglass insulation between the exposed floor joists in the ceiling. Short of nailing up gypsum board panels, how can I keep the insulation from ...