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  • 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.

  • 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.

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