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Have you had a leak?
Plasterboard is easy to replace yourself (with a second pair of hands) as long as you haven’t got anything decorative like coving or loads of ceiling lights.
Skimming a ceiling shouldn’t be more than a day’s job.
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@%~} - Yes the boiler leaked (twice + hot weather). I'm also keen to have someone who knows what they're looking for checking it.
There's only one central light and no coving.
Unfortunately, though there is no one I can get to help me. Added to which my OH is pregnant so cannot do 100% of the childcare for more than a couple of hours at a time. If it's doable in a day by myself then I guess I could take a day off when my kid is at nursery. But it would also mean removing all the insulation in that section of the loft so that would add to it too I guess...
If anyone has any good real life tutorials then let me know.
hugo7
Had a crack at screwing the dropped/sagging plasterboard back.
It's dropped a lot more than I realised.
I managed to make a hole while screwing one screw in. Annoying, but it allowed me to have a feel around - the plasterboard is still not dry.
This is now firming in the get someone else in category. So three questions really;
1) if all the ceiling plasterboard is fucked and the ceiling needs to be redone what sort of cost are we talking about - need to weigh up an insurance claim Vs. cash?
2) what sort of trade do I need? It's not strictly plastering is it?
3) any recommendations in the Hertsmere area?
Cheers.