Help save my new ceiling from a leak

[britishboy7]

We had a water leak earlier today in the kitchen, from above a poor connection under the bath. Long story short pulled kitchen ceiling down to locate so that will need re-doing (it was old and artexed AND woodchip papered anyway, so its an excuse to get rid of it)

We recently had the lounge plastered and decorated, and you can see the plasterboard joins are wet from where the excess water has run, a few drips did come through the light fittings.

Obviously you cna see down where the water ran from the kitchen to above the lounge as the kitchen ceiling is now down, whats the best way to (hopefully) save the newly plastered lounge ceiling?

Would a dehumidifier up in kitchen ceiling dry out the water thats possibly still above the lounge? Or maximum heat in lounge, radiators on full and couple of oil radiators in middle of the room?

Please help save my new lounge ceiling

 

[pete50]

I think that's about all you can do. Use both and hope for the best.

 

[^woody^]

Heat and ventilation

 

[Footsoldier888]

I think there is a product you can apply to deal with the water staining once it is dry. Worth googling if you have discoloration.

 

[muffking]

Also if there is standing water then drill some small holes to catch the water with buckets. At least then the ceiling won't soak up any more water and you can fill the holes easily enough..