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LMAO!!
i'll give it 5
i'll give it 5
Ceiling just fell on my head...
- Thread starter Ahleckz
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I must admit, there has been a smirk brought to my face. But still, a bloody pain in the bottom!
Got the builders, plumbers and plasterers all round tomorrow. Just concerned about the rest of it coming down, or it spreading to a adjoining room!
Randomtom, I'm going mental over a lack of a ceiling...Don't know about the rest of these goons though!
Got the builders, plumbers and plasterers all round tomorrow. Just concerned about the rest of it coming down, or it spreading to a adjoining room!
Randomtom, I'm going mental over a lack of a ceiling...Don't know about the rest of these goons though!
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5 stars 
Yeh I can imagine, seems like an awful scenario, disturbing too if you heard it beginning to crack, can't really see the funny side if it has destroyed some of your possessions.
Fingers crossed for a cheap fix.
Caporegime
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Sorry for my bad attempt at humour
don't do this, get a proffessional plasterer to look at it. if there's a chance of there being horse hair or asbestos in the mix then it's not something the OP should deal with. i don't want to sound overkill and you don't have to follow this advice, but it's what i'd do.
Caporegime
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its a simple fix if you know what you are doing.
Step 1 - Remove broken bits of plasterboard
Step 2 - Cut the plasterboard in your ceiling until it is either a rectangle or square hole
Step 3 - Cut new plasterboard to fit hole in ceiling
Step 4 - Using a powered screwdriver, screw as many screws as you think is safe into plasterboard where the beams are, you may want to measure this out and draw lines on plasterboard and make sure you dont go right through the plasterboard
Step 5 - plaster over plasterboard
Step 6 - sand plaster to get smooth ceiling
Step 7 - paint
its 2 man job though since someone will need to hold the plasterboard whilst its being screwed in
if whatever caused it has breached other area's only then would i think about calling a builder
Step 1 - Remove broken bits of plasterboard
Step 2 - Cut the plasterboard in your ceiling until it is either a rectangle or square hole
Step 3 - Cut new plasterboard to fit hole in ceiling
Step 4 - Using a powered screwdriver, screw as many screws as you think is safe into plasterboard where the beams are, you may want to measure this out and draw lines on plasterboard and make sure you dont go right through the plasterboard
Step 5 - plaster over plasterboard
Step 6 - sand plaster to get smooth ceiling
Step 7 - paint
its 2 man job though since someone will need to hold the plasterboard whilst its being screwed in
if whatever caused it has breached other area's only then would i think about calling a builder
Are you not getting the painters in?
Couldn't resist sorry!
As hilarious as this thread is, i feel sorry for you mate! Hope non of your possessions were too damaged.
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This is hilarious, hope you get it fixed alright though.
Soldato
I seriously dare you to ask the builder to check for cats, or at least get the picture of ceiling cat / spiderman and show it him and how it happened.
Haha, so tempted... I could probably shove my kitty up there somehow too!
Soldato
lol!! (but also, hope your house isn't too ruined 
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...that happened to a teacher at my school... funny stuff (he wasn't hurt).
...But seriously, hide a cat up there before you call the builder, and make sure you take pics
)...that happened to a teacher at my school... funny stuff (he wasn't hurt).
...But seriously, hide a cat up there before you call the builder, and make sure you take pics
Soldato
PMSL @ Spidy lol
Soldato
Ive done building work for a few years now and after examining the photo once again and reading other opinions ive come to the conclusion that there is a cat in your ceiling. Its not going to be a cheap repair im affraid, going to need re plaster boarding and skimming, not to mention the cat problem.
LMFAO
