Could also 漏水 from the walls around the bath tub. This is a common problem if the builder just use common dry wall behind the ceramic tiles. If this is the prolem, the repaire job will not be a small one.
Could also 漏水 from the walls around the bath tub. This is a common problem if the builder just use common dry wall behind the ceramic tiles. If this is the prolem, the repaire job will not be a small one.
Don't worry.
1) if the water smells, it may be the toilet.
2) if water always dripping and you don't see water on the surface of the wash room. it is the water supply line.
3) if you don't used show for few days, water leak stop then it is the shower.
Most common problem is the shower. on the edge of the tub connecting with wall is sealed with silicon sealer. It needs to be redo every few years, remove the old one , reapply it . It only takes few dollars. ceramic tiles itself wouldn't leak , but if you see a crack between them, there are also sealer could be used to fix it.
Home depot is good place to buy these things. They also has books teaching you how to do it.
Once you stop the leak, wait few weeks let dry wall dry totally, sand it a bit and paint it. It would looks new again.
I had exactly same the problem and this is the exactly the reason.
Here is how you can fix the ceiling. First you need making sure your problem is fixed (wait for month... ). Then you HAVE TO buy the "seal" (8 - 10$ ), go homedepot's paint department, tell them what happened, they known it. After apply the "seal", you have to paint your whole ceiling (apply second coat on the problem area if needed).
Total amount is one day job. Unless the ceiling is destroied by the leaking, there is nothing you can not do by yourself.