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To ask for emergency advice, ceiling caved in!

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Anyname25 · 06/01/2026 20:06

Sorry, feeling desperate and scared!
Long story short, i'm in an HA property, reported a ceiling leak days ago. They fobbed me off and now the entire ceiling (kitchen) has collapsed 😭

I'm waiting for emergency plumber, electrician and carpenter but just chased it up and I dont know when they will come. Could be hours yet (been waiting 3hrs already) and I'm panicking/spiralling.

I am worried about fire. The ceiling brought down the smoke alarm connected to the mains. So live wires up there. I was going to turn it off at the fuse box but its on the same fuse as my doorbell! And I need that to know when they come. What do I do?

Is the room above safe to use? All my DS expensive computer equipment is up there. Can/should we move it?

Looks like it brought down a couple of pipes with it, probably heating pipes. I turned the boiler off. Is that enough?

Any advice appreciated as I'm feeling really scared. Thanks.

OP posts:
Anyname25 · 11/01/2026 22:07

Honestly if they don't fix it within the next couple of days I'll pay someone privately and bill them (along with my compensation claim!). Thankfully I have some savings so I can do it if I really have to. Given by Tuesday it will have been a week since the ceiling fell down, I do not think that would be unreasonable on my part.

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JenniferBooth · 18/01/2026 15:30

How are things now @Anyname25 Any further along?

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