Stained, bulging or dripping ceilings near Roswell

Ceiling and Wall Leaks in Roswell, GA

Is the brown stain on your ceiling growing, or did it appear after one hard rain? A ceiling or wall leak in a Roswell-area home can start at the roof, at a pipe or at the bathroom above, and the stain often shows up far from the source. Call (678) 679-2562 and describe the room, the size of the stain and whether it changes with the weather.

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Stained, sagging ceiling checked with a moisture meter by a technician on a stepladder

Roswell-area notes

In Sandy Springs, the Census Bureau counts 25,729 rented homes among 51,647 occupied ones (margin of error 1,234). Where other units sit overhead, the source of a ceiling stain may be a neighbor's, and a tenant starts with the landlord or building manager.
Roswell's median house was built in 1989 (margin of error 2), and 12,295 of its 37,439 homes, about 32.8 percent, date from the 1980s (margin of error 855). The contractor may ask how old the roof and the plumbing are.

Back away and get help if

A ceiling that sags, bulges or drips:
keep everyone out of the room below it. The Red Cross calls a wet ceiling heavy and dangerous. Call 911 if it comes down on someone.
Water at a light fixture, a ceiling fan or an outlet:
leave the room and touch no switch. A spark or a burnt smell means 911 or the power company.
A gas smell or a hiss near an appliance in the wet room:
leave at once. Outside, Atlanta Gas Light's leak number is 877.427.4321; 911 also answers.
Dark or foul water coming through from above:
leave it alone, send children and pets elsewhere, and have anyone who touched it wash up with soap and clean water.

Habits that cost more

Four habits that turn a stain into a hole

Hitting or pressing the middle of a bulge
The Red Cross warns that striking the center can bring the whole ceiling down.
Painting over the stain
EPA says to clean and dry a surface first, since paint over mold tends to peel, so a coat of white hides nothing for long.
Guessing the source
A stain can trace to the roof, a pipe or a fixture above. Noting whether it changes with the weather gives the contractor a head start.
Letting the bucket become the plan
A pail under a drip buys time, while the insulation and drywall above it stay wet.

Looks from dry ground

Keep to looks from dry ground that feel comfortable. Anything that needs a ladder, a wet floor or a panel cover belongs to the contractor or an electrician.

Circle the stain lightly in pencil and put the date beside it. A look after the next rain shows whether it grew.
Work out what lies over the stain: a shower, a washer, the attic or the roof. Tell the contractor which one.
From dry ground, look for a bulge, a sag or a seam that has split. Look only; do not press on the ceiling or poke it.
Photograph the stain with a coin or tape measure beside it for scale, and keep the pictures with the date.

Watch it, or pick up the phone?

A faint stain that has stayed the same size through dry weather can be watched with a pencil line and a date. A stain that spreads, one that comes back after every rain, and any bulge or drip are the ones that cannot sit.

Ready with a room and a photo? Call (678) 679-2562.

Call (678) 679-2562

A word on paperwork

Opening the ceiling up

Sandy Springs takes building applications through an online portal, Build Sandy Springs, and asks for registration there. The page names no ceiling or drywall repair, so ask the desk before anything is cut. The paperwork page lists each town's number.

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Checked 1 Nov 2026