Fock!!!

[sprangalang]

Yikes that's a crappy way to start the day.

Unless the ceiling is really high, I would vote DIY. Like others have said, the hardest thing will get it to match up cosmetically.

[ggiese]

It's not so bad.. Read this...

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...47.html?page=1

The other thing I use are these clips...

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http://www.prest-on.com/Scripts/prod...sp?idproduct=1

They work great!!!

[CoventryCat86]

Is there a sprayed on finish on your drywall ceiling? If there is, you'll need to hire someone to respray the ceiling. If not, you could fix it yourself but it's a whole lot of work.

[WOXOF]

So who sent the cigars?

Just kidding bro, for a minute I thought you were going to say someone bombed the hell out of you.

I would get an estimate first to see how much it would cost. It won't be cheap even though it's a small area.

You could DIY for less than a $100 depending on what tools you have. As stated before, the biggest pain will be matching the texture of the ceiling. You can get aerosol cans of ceiling texture at the hardware store. Just a heads-up though, these usually only cover about 2 or 3 square feet with each can. They also make a hell of a mess. I've used them on a couple of occasions with pretty good results. I could tell where the work had been done, but only because I knew about it (plus I'm a perfectionist). If you have smooth ceilings it should be a piece of cake.


If you DIY and dont have any drywall tools let me know. I have some that I could lend you.

[Lopaka]

Ouch. I'm not a handyman so I can't tell you what to do. However, that is not a good way to start the day.

[CgarDan]

This is not a good way to start a weekend, let us know how you are doing

[Shelby07]

James - That doesn't sound like a fun day. Fortunately the repairs are actually pretty easy. If you have a knock-down finish then matching is pretty easy. Then you can take a chip of paint from the ceiling and have it matched at a Home Depot or someplace with a computer.

I had to do a similar repair a couple of years ago on a bathroom wall. Even I couldn't tell where it was when the paint dried.

Working overhead can be a real pain. I would suggest that you get a contractor to do it. Drywall, tape, texture and paint shouldn't cost too much - maybe a couple hundred - well below your homeowners deductable.

I would not suggest turning it into your insurance company. I have heard of instances where insurance to new owners was refused to homes that had any kind of water damage insurance claims because of mold possibilities. You might want to check into this.

It didn't get your humi, did it??