One of the failure modes

[timill]

of lath-and-plaster ceilings is that the plaster detaches itself from the lath suddenly.

We now have a 6'x2' (2mx1m) hole in the ceiling over the stairs.

Fortunately nobody was on them at the time, and given the fondness of the cats for lurking there, that's really rather lucky.

Ouch. It could have been so much worse.

Comments

[smofbabe.livejournal.com]

Yikes! Glad no one, human or feline, was hurt. Bet that got the adrenaline pumping :-> Hope fixing it isn't too much of a hassle.

[mkillingworth.livejournal.com]

I don't think we're going to bed any time soon. Bits kept coming down. I hope it's over. I think himself managed to knock the last of the loose bits off.