mrs_com rang to say there was water coming through the bathroom light fittings for a few minutes and then stopped. No quite diagnosed the issue yet as she is still to knock on the uostairs neighbours' door. I reckon they've overfilled the bath.
So far I only have that account and the attached photo to go on.
Is this kind of thing a definite rip out and redo or is it likely to dry out OK? Concerned about the plaster and the electrics.
Depends on the construction of the ceiling but best case scenario is: as long as it was a one off and all is allowed to dry out properly (perhaps remove downlights so air can flow into the cavity) you should get away with perhaps just a light sand and then repaint/touchup of the ceiling.
This is the first since we bought the place in September and it was very brief, by all accounts. At the very least I plan to pop the lights out. I've told her to stick the dehumidifier in there and turn the heating on.
mrs_com rang to say there was water coming through the bathroom light fittings for a few minutes and then stopped. No quite diagnosed the issue yet as she is still to knock on the uostairs neighbours' door. I reckon they've overfilled the bath.
So far I only have that account and the attached photo to go on.
Is this kind of thing a definite rip out and redo or is it likely to dry out OK? Concerned about the plaster and the electrics.
Those are the only two spot lights.