cracked on ceiling under the bathroom

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Hi,
I found out today that there is a 5 inches crack on the ceiling (first floor) under the bathroom on the second floor of my house. There are some other small lines around the crack that might also turn to a crack later on.
I stood on a chair and knocked along the 5 inches line of cracked ceiling, that area sounds softer than other area further apart from the crack. I am suspecting there might be a water leak from my bathtub and the ceiling of the first floor which is underneath the bathroom had been soaked.
Just curious if anybody know what is really going on? How can I inspect this issue in more detail and how to fix this problem? And how much does it cost?
I really appreciate if anyone of you can help.
Thanks.
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If the ceiling is sheetrock it's easy to open it up and see what's going on. I suspect the bathtub or shower drain collar is leaking a very small amount. That's why your ceiling hasn't caved in. The drywall repair shouldn't be too difficult after you've taken a look. Take into account that if there are wooden floor joists up there one of them might be twisting.

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another common slow water leak is from the wax ring that fits the toilet bowl to the floor flange.

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good point

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True.

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Yup, it sounds like you have a leak. Unless you know what you're doing, I would call a plumber in to have a look at it. It's tough to estimate how much it'll cost you, since we don't know exactly what's leaking and how much work it would be to get to it, but it doesn't sound like a very expensive job.

I would get it done ASAP, since water travels across beams to other areas and the leak is bound to get worse. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

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I had a similar problem, actually. There was a leak from the tub wall which eventually caused a partial kitchen ceiling collapse. It cost a few hundred to fix the leak, then my husband and father put up a new drop ceiling in the kitchen (the framework was already up so it was a matter of stapling the new ceiling tiles to the framework.

Don't forget to contact your insurance company as they might pay for at least some of the damage.

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