Well we aren't totally relaxing just yet! We are waiting until after the weekend before we conclude that it is well and truly fixed. We have been waiting and let down for too long to get our hopes up too much.
BUT we have set wheels in motion, we have 2 people coming to give us quotes on the ceiling, the guy who says how much they will give us to repair the ceiling from the insurance is coming out tomorrow. When we know when the ceiling can be done we can then tell Allied when we want our new carpet laid and we can arrange for the new sofas to be delivered! The only stumbling block at the moment is the cost. It will take a week or so for the insurance to stump up then we have to wait for the recovery team to get the rest of our money so we can actually afford to get it done!!! So fingers crossed everyone for swift action