Kitchen ceiling is down!

The builder's mate (18yr old nephew) was dropped off early this morning at 8.30 am to start on the ceiling. He has just left 5.30 pm after spending the whole day pulling it down
Not too many surprises were found, but we did discover that it was 'chicken wire' holding the plaster up!!
The poor lad was completely unrecognisable when he left, for dust & grime on his face.
The floorboards are in good condition & so are the joists. There are some exposed slabs in the ceiling of the kitchen, where the old bedroom fireplace was, so some some patching up may be required, but not too much Phew!

Day 1 complete