I had the ceiling propped up to keep it from collapsing further, when fixing it wasn't an option
closer view of the prop, with a piece of dried seaweed draped over it because Anna
another view of the fan and prop; nothing exciting
some of the screws from what turned out to be a futile attempt to re-attach the plaster
I go in -- the crime begins...
looking up at the attic through where the ceiling used to be
pretty much all of the tools I used for this
standing in the naked attic, looking down
looking down some more
starting with the new drywall
the removed plaster fragments
a semi-temporary light fixture in the attic