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We're doing a major rennovation of a large victorian property, and in
the first mishap in a few months, last night a foot went through the
neighbours ceiling. Luckily she wasn't in bed at the time; unluckily
that part of the ceiling hadn't yet been cleaned of dust & debris and
so that all ended up downstairs, although half an hour with Numatic
Charles and the mess was pretty much gone.

The question now is how best to repair the hole satisfactorily and
without too much expense, and advice from the group is most welcome
here! Ideas that came to mind so far a
I put my foot through my ceiling. :-(

A plasterer was coming shortly after to do another job. He simple
removed the damaged plasterboard, cut back to beams, nailed a piece of
plasterboard over the now enlarged hole and skimmed. As they say "You
can't see the joins". Mind you his work is as near perfect as you could
wish, his corners are to die for.