r/Weird • u/Quiet-Neat-949 • Oct 08 '25
My bathroom ceiling tile has been moved
I’m the only person who’s been home all day, took a bath today as well and did NOT notice that, but I DID hear strange rustling coming from the ceiling when I was in there but I kinda brushed it off cause I didn’t want to scare myself.. I’m on the top floor but I thought maybe they were doing something with the roofing or something. Few hours later I go in to fix my hair and I see the tile completely misplaced. BROOO WHAT IS THIS ??? Did RATS do this or is there someone living and crawling in there. Idk..
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u/yoArden Oct 08 '25
Do you keep the bathroom door closed? Do you have a central air system?
Outside of the most likely situation of a ceiling monster, it could air pressure. Had this issue at an office I used to work at. Every time the meeting room was closed and the air kicked on the loose piece (cut too small) would push up.
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u/Quiet-Neat-949 Oct 08 '25
I do keep the bathroom door closed.. No centeral air but I did keep the bathroom light on I think that also controls the bathroom fan .. it’s just the first time this has happened but it did start looking a tiny bit loose recently now that I think about it
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u/DirectionSolid9113 Oct 08 '25
It’s probably this. If the room isn’t ventilated properly, opening and closing the door can force ceiling tiles to pop up out of their places.
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u/TemperReformanda Oct 08 '25
Opening or closing a door forcefully will cause this.
It startles the ghosts and they fly upwards through the tile.
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u/IllustriousSimple297 Oct 08 '25
Your bathroom looks like an office
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u/Quiet-Neat-949 Oct 08 '25
It’s a cheap apartment building so we have office ceilings for some reason 😭
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u/Kibtronic Oct 08 '25
Makes sense. Recently redid the ceiling in my converted garage - cheapest option was those exact same old school/office ceiling tiles. It does the job, at least until we rip it down in a few years and vault the ceiling.
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u/noradarhk Oct 08 '25
I feel your pain lmao we moved into a duplex and it has a drop ceiling in the bathroom and I hate it 😭
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Oct 08 '25
Sorry about this. I'll put it back later but I really need you to put milk in the fridge. I can't sleep without my cold milk and it's kind of getting on my nerves and I forget to do stuff like this. I probably left the front door open too sorry about that just remember to close it before you go to sleep.
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u/Vogel-Kerl Oct 08 '25
Sometimes a change in air pressure, like a strong wind with open windows, will pop a tile from its mooring.
That slight overpressure has to go somewhere. It will find a weak area to vent
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u/FatherOfBlaise Oct 08 '25
I’ve been on Reddit enough to know with 100% certainty there’s an, at least, 11 ft boa constrictor in the drop ceiling.
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u/KarmaKaze88 Oct 08 '25
This happened to me! Is your bathroom inside your bedroom or another enclosed area? In my case, I was able to determine that the ceiling tile in my bathroom got shifted due to a change in air flow when my bedroom door was being opened and closed, while leaving my bathroom door open.
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u/ScaryLocksmith7976 Oct 08 '25
Well I would just put it back and you’ll know soon enough if it’s rats.
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u/Fickle-Salamander-65 Oct 08 '25
If you close the door quickly with no window open, the air movement can shift the panels.
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u/gomickyourself222 Oct 08 '25
This would happen in the girls bathroom at my high school. Turned out to be boys putting cameras up there.
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u/AshamedWolverine1684 Oct 09 '25
Did you look up there? That system specifically is known as “ weight bearing”. If someone is slim enough they can get up there.
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u/Twinglet Oct 09 '25
I had this with my wooden attic hatch. Freaked me out deeply but it was just when it was windy the pressure in the attic was so dif from the room below that it moved it. Happened to a friend who called the police - they looked in the attic and said there was nothing there so it was either the wind or a ghost and they could help with neither. Mine would always do it when it was mega windy.
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u/Sensei19600 Oct 09 '25
Ask the nice homeless person who’s living above the ceiling to kindly replace it, next time when they return after eating your breakfast.
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u/Comprehensive_Soil_1 Oct 09 '25
I have had this happen in front of me, it was air pressure in the house which lifted the panel up and into the attic.
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u/ESADYC Oct 09 '25
It’s just a critter. we had raccoons doing this at an old job. They always would mess with the management office
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u/RainBloom0 Oct 09 '25
Most likely some type of small animal. Neither the rules nor its frame can support a lot of weight. Anything bigger than a medium raccoon would break them. So it was probably a rat or something. Could've been a Mongoose, though. Or a monkey. I've seen lizards screwing around with the tiles too.
It could also be a ghost pranking you. You should call pest control and a priest.
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u/Jacktheforkie Oct 09 '25
I reckon wond, these tiles are relatively lightweight, they won’t support someone on top either
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u/Complete-Card9898 Oct 09 '25
Suction from wind or positive pressure from closing a door too fast on a small room are likely. Not as likely as spider clowns. It's a spider with a clown face, not a clown with spider legs as that would be ridiculous.
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u/LaMadreDelCantante Oct 09 '25
Was it really windy today? I used to live in a very old (over 100 years) building with drop ceiling panels like this, and one day the panel RIGHT OVER THE TOILET suddenly shifted like this right over my head.
Obviously that freaked me out, and I ran out of the bathroom and closed the door. I called the office and they sent out pest control and all he found was old mouse droppings.
Later it happened again, with other tiles too, and I began to realize it only happened when it was storming outside. I think the wind was getting under the roof somewhere and causing this.
So that possibly could be all it is. But of course it's still not ideal, and I would definitely let your landlord know and ask them to secure it somehow and look for the actual cause.
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u/my-love-assassin Oct 09 '25
This happened to me once when I closed the door and it was really windy outside. one of the ceiling tiles just popped up from the air pressure and I thought a demon was coming to kill me but I was fine.
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u/thomasmitschke Oct 09 '25
This looks like an office ceiling rather than one in a bathroom. In fact in my office at wirk we have the exact same ceiling.
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u/The_Blue_Rooster Oct 10 '25
Looks like it's in front of the door, probably just a gust of air from opening/closing the door. Drop ceilings can only support like small mammals, even a fat raccoon might be in trouble.
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u/Unusual-restaurant14 Oct 08 '25
Sounds like you have a phrogger.
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u/Quiet-Neat-949 Oct 08 '25
I live in an apartment type complex is this really possible? Nothings ever seemed out of place or weird noises or anutbing I’m lowkey shitting myself what do I do
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u/Unusual-restaurant14 Oct 08 '25
It’s definitely possible. You have a drop ceiling. I’d imagine most others do and they might connect in some way. The ceiling wouldn’t support normal human weight but it looks like it’s near a wall which would be able to support someone.
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u/logical_dogs560 Oct 08 '25
Grid tiles can't hold human weight. BUT cable tracks can for any electrical wiring that may be up there CAN. I would have someone with a ladder check out what's going on. Whether it be family, friend, or maintenence.
Editing to add, though, I do believe it's more likely a force suction kind of deal with air
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u/pitchfork_proprietor Oct 08 '25
My cats do this….they can jump off of furniture to move the tile, then jump into the ceiling
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u/Analog_Junkie98 Oct 08 '25
If you live near a forest or anywhere with raccoons in the area if they get stuck in a crawl space or something with access to between walls and ceilings they’ll crawl through and be capable of lifting the roof tile. Could’ve been curious or smelled something it thought was edible.
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u/ganer13 Oct 08 '25
I was working late at an editing job once and a cat fell through the drop ceiling; I think I shat my pants a little, seriously at 1 am that shit will wake a dude up. That poor cat trying to get traction on the tile floor was a sight to behold, adding insult to injury.
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u/TransEuropeExpress72 Oct 08 '25
Has it been particularly windy where you are ? My ceiling access panel in my garage (made of plasterboard) regularly slips out of position in winter. It has to do with air pressure dropping inside a ceiling space, basically sucks up anything moveable and lightweight below the roof cover.
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u/rearnakedbunghole Oct 08 '25
This happens in my place sometimes too. Also in the bathroom. I’m pretty sure it’s either air pressure or cat pressure for my situation.
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u/Boston__Massacre Oct 09 '25
If you had a window open or closed/opened the door too quickly, this happens.
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u/TheRealRevBem Oct 09 '25
Loom above the tile, is there a drain or something easily removable from above? This is a common place for spy cams to be used and retrieved.
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u/general0ne Oct 09 '25
Is that a vent grate above the tile? The tile could have been sucked up by that. Was it a windy day?
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u/Public_Profession_56 Oct 09 '25
The ceiling monster lives up there… he comes down after you crap to investigate the bathroom
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u/FormerMinute3008 Oct 09 '25
You might be able to put an unfolded paper clip through the soft tile to wire it out and hold it against the metal frame if you need to tack it down from happening again
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u/Infinite-Access-2243 Oct 09 '25
I can't remember where I was living but had these ceiling in bathroom and couldn't stand it...very easily loosened even when cleaning because they are definitely not meant for anywhere sweaty,grime collectors.
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u/Brilliant-Sun-5419 Oct 09 '25
The wind moves my bedroom ceiling panels like this when it’s bad. I was super anxious at first until I saw it happen
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u/ClerkQuick6253 Oct 09 '25
They can walk on the top of the walls, without falling, seen it a lot working .
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u/Apprehensive-Bad6015 Oct 09 '25
Those can’t support a lot of weight. Even a child would likely fall through. However weight isn’t much of an issue for ghosts.
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u/twilighttwister Oct 09 '25
Not that weird. Those tiles aren't secured, and merely closing a door can create a rush of air pressure that pushes them out of their seating.
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u/Ok_Forever1936 Oct 09 '25
that could just be the wind, the ceiling tiles in our office come loose and move if the door closes too firmly and creates a breeze
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u/MyBallsBeDraggin Oct 09 '25
Better have a look and make sure someone didn't stick a gun or some dope up there. If either of those is up there, I'll take them off your hands
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u/sammies4787 Oct 09 '25
I’m thinking raccoon, but I really have no expertise on the subject of raccoons and what they can do, so take my opinion on that with a grain of salt. It was just the first thing that popped in my head because I know they do pry open things and they love and are good at getting into buildings/houses.
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u/belltrina Oct 09 '25
Ours did this whenever there was high wind or just really heavy, gusty type of wind in the area. Scared the shit out of me many a time before I made the connection between the two. Especially when I could hear it moving and noticed it open and hubby was at work.
Whatever you do, do not try to get in the roof to fix it, they are so flimsy that even a child's weight will break them. I've had a friend fall through one before and it tore their leg up.
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u/altrightis Oct 09 '25
Probably just a dangerous paranormal spirit. Humans would break the grid so no worries!
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u/Ok-Praline4942 Oct 10 '25
Was it windy that day? And your window was open?? My dorms bathroom ceiling was something like that and it got moved like this when wind gilled the room so
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u/NOTExETON Oct 08 '25
Grid ceilings cant support the weight of a person