If you are a diy'er, start the crumbly and dusty process of pulling the
sheetrock off the beams with a crowbar, dustmask, and claw hammer -- then
see about the sagging beams when you get that far. This is a painful
project.

"Ben C" wrote in message
...
Hi

My new home has a gigantic crack across the bedroom ceiling running
diagonally from corner to corner. The ceiling sags in the middle too and
it
disintegrates if I try gently pushing it up with my fingers. Above the
ceiling is the loft - I've gone up and looked at it from the other side
and
beneath the insulation are the wooden beams running the length of the
house
and beneath that is the plasterboard that forms the ceiling.

The plasterboard obviously needs replacing, but it's such an embedded part
of the building that I don't know how to go about this. Can it be done
without removing the beams that support the roof? This is a major job and
I
would appreciate any advice before I try calling in the 'professionals'...

Cheers,
Ben