Bathroom flooded, kitchen ceiling collapsed.

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Day 2 of DH home alone during half-term, I won't even go into what happened on day 1. Tap left on in the bathroom, leading to collapse of kitchen ceiling. Have called insurers, someone will call tomorrow, won't get anyone out to look at it until tomorrow or the next day at earliest.

Is there anything I can do to help the process of drying out? Would a dehumidifier do anything, or am I better off just opening the windows?Thanks.

Oh OP. That sounds hellish! I hope insurance can sort it quickly.

I have no experience of this but we have a small bathroom with no fan and use a dehumidifier every shower, it is surprising how much moisture it collects in a short space of time. I expect if it is cold and damp outside you may be best with a couple of dehumidifiers and the windows cracked to allow circulation.

Go to a hire shop and get a professional dehumidifier, keep the receipt the insurance should reimburse you. When using it. Keep the doors and windows closed. If you leave windows open it will not work efficiently.

The lads in the shop will advise you of size needed.

www.hss.com/hire/search?text=dehumidifier

Your insurers will provide fans and dehumidifiers - don't pay for anything until they've had a look. They will act quickly - when our cellar flooded the guys were in to clean up within a couple of days and the equipment and put in.

Thanks. Surveyor is coming tomorrow and in the meantime we've borrowed a humidifier and have a fan going. Hopefully it won't take too long to sort it out once they've had a look.

Insurers will have industrial strength heaters and dehumidifiers. They will score the walls to facilitate drying out and avoid structural damage. They will pay for the £hundreds of extra electric this consumes. Theywill do thorough safety checks on your electrics

Insurance we’re very good when my kitchen flooded

Good luck, try not to panic