Perth-wide ceiling repair

Emergency & Collapsed Ceiling Repair in Perth

A ceiling that has come down, or one that is hanging and clearly about to, is a safety problem before it is a repair problem. Call us, keep everyone out of the room, and we will talk you through what to do right now. Then we make it safe, clear what is left, and rebuild the ceiling properly.

Call 0485 084 943 Get a Quote
Damaged ceiling covered with plastic sheeting taped to the walls as a make-safe until the rebuild
When to call

What you will usually notice first

Part of the ceiling is on the floor

Stay out of the room. The sheets around the hole have lost the support they were sharing and often follow within hours or days.

A sheet is hanging by the cornice

When a plasterglass ceiling lets go it often hangs from one edge. Do not try to push it back up. It needs to be supported or brought down in a controlled way.

Sudden drop overnight or in a heatwave

A ceiling that was flat last week and now has an obvious belly has lost its fixings. Hot weather is when most Perth collapses happen as the roof space bakes.

Loud crack then sagging

A single loud crack from the ceiling followed by visible movement is strapping or glue letting go. Treat it as urgent.

Water bulge after a storm

A bulge that is growing or dripping is holding water above the plaster. Keep clear, turn the lighting circuit off, and put a bucket under it rather than poking it.

Rental or strata with people at risk

Property managers and strata councils need the room made safe and documented quickly. We provide a report with photos for the owner or insurer.

How we fix it

The way the job actually gets done

Talk first, over the phone

Describe what you see and we will tell you whether to leave the room, shut off power to the ceiling lights, and whether anything needs propping until we get there. We cannot promise a specific arrival time, but a collapse goes to the top of the list.

Make safe

Loose and hanging sections are either temporarily propped or brought down in a controlled way, debris is cleared, and the rest of the ceiling is checked from the roof space so you know whether the adjoining rooms are at risk.

Report for owner or insurer

Photos, what failed and why, and what is needed to rebuild. Clear enough for a property manager to forward to an owner or an insurer without a second visit.

Rebuild

Depending on what is left, the ceiling is either re-fixed where sheets are still sound, or stripped out and replaced with new plasterboard and cornice. Either way it is set and sanded paint-ready.

On the job

What the work looks like

  • Living room with the ceiling sagging and stained and water pooled across the tiled floor
    Storm leak: ceiling sagging with water across the floor beneath it
  • Ceiling sagging heavily and split along the join above a pendant light, close to coming down
    Split and hanging ceiling, close to coming down: clear the room and call
  • Ceiling sheet that has dropped from the joists and is hanging into a living room
    Sheet dropped off the joists and hanging in a living room
  • Section of ceiling collapsed onto a lounge suite with broken plaster across the furniture and floor
    Partial collapse onto a lounge suite
  • Whole ceiling collapsed in a living room, roof timbers exposed and broken plaster covering the floor
    Full plasterglass collapse, debris across the whole room
  • Ceiling fixer pulling down loose material from a collapsed ceiling with a tarp hung and debris stacked in the corner
    Making safe: loose material down, opening tarped off before the rebuild
Process

From first call to paint-ready

  1. Call 0485 084 943

    Tell us what has happened, which room, whether water is involved and whether anyone can still get in. We will tell you what to do immediately.

  2. Make safe

    Hanging material dealt with, room cleared, remainder of the ceiling checked from above.

  3. Report and quote

    Written report with photos and an itemised quote for the rebuild, usable for insurance.

  4. Rebuild

    Re-fix or replace, cornice, set and sand.

  5. Hand back

    Room cleaned and paint-ready, and we tell you what to watch for in the other rooms.

What it costs depends on

What moves the price, and why some jobs need a look first

Many jobs can be quoted from your photos and a description. Others are a different job once someone is in the roof space, which is when we come and look first. These are the things that move the price for emergency & collapse.

Call 0485 084 943
  • How much of the ceiling has come down and how much can still be saved
  • Whether the make-safe is a separate visit from the rebuild
  • Water involvement, wet insulation and drying time
  • Debris volume and disposal
  • Whether adjoining rooms need re-fixing to prevent the same failure
  • Cornice damage and profile
  • After-hours attendance where it is genuinely needed
FAQ

Emergency & Collapse: your questions

What should I do right now if my ceiling has collapsed?
Get everyone and pets out of the room and shut the door. If water is involved, switch off the lighting circuit at the switchboard. Do not go into the roof space. Then call us and describe what you can see.
Is the rest of the ceiling going to come down?
Possibly. The sheets next to a collapse were fixed the same way and have just lost the neighbour they were leaning on. Part of making safe is checking from above and telling you honestly which rooms are at risk.
Do you come out after hours?
For a genuine collapse or an imminent one, we will do our best, and a make-safe can be done without doing the full rebuild that night. Call and we will tell you straight what we can do.
Will my insurer cover a collapsed ceiling?
It depends on the policy and the cause. A collapse from a storm or a burst pipe is often treated differently from one caused by old fixings failing. We give you a report and quote; your insurer decides cover.
Quote request

Get a Quote

Tell us what the ceiling is doing and where you are. We will call you back to talk it through and arrange a time to look at it.

Prefer to talk? Call 0485 084 943

Related services

Read before you call

Emergency & Collapse near you

All Perth areas →

Not sure what the ceiling is doing?

Describe it over the phone and we will tell you whether it needs looking at this week or can wait. Perth-wide, Monday to Friday.

Call 0485 084 943 Get a Quote
Call 0485 084 943 Get a Quote