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3pbc t1_jaacp45 wrote
>restructuring the ceiling with joists
Le wut? Do you not have any strapping underneath the previous layer? Why do you have a decorating company doing this work?
very_humble t1_jaacv20 wrote
Just looking at how they did the spacers,I wouldn't trust anything from this company.
FyI, you posted the same picture twice.
eubie67 t1_jaae2yw wrote
Based on that photo, these folks don't have any idea what they are doing. You need to get a full refund (if you've paid them anything), and then go out and hire a proper contractor to put the drywall up on your ceiling.
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smatchimo t1_jaaq5d3 wrote
I love this fucking sub.
jjknarf t1_jaatx8l wrote
Yep. Nothing in that picture inspires confidence that they can do it remotely correctly.
2001sleeper t1_jaauv9r wrote
Oh wow! Did they try to install boards over sheetrock? Do they not know how to find joists in the ceiling?
IHkumicho t1_jaavcdd wrote
Worst home climbing wall ever.
Who_DaFuc_Asked t1_jaawa4f wrote
It looks like you paid some tweaked out drug addicts to fix your ceiling for you
CountrySax t1_jaaxt2a wrote
Another fine example of crapsmanship.String out and Lath the ceiling then apply the boards.It aint rocket science
nudistinclothes t1_jab08e3 wrote
The pictures look like shit, but it looks like they attached small blocks of 2x4 to the ceiling (hopefully to the joists, but who tf knows), and then either screwed nailed or glued the drywall to the small blocks. Why tf you wouldn’t just use a furring strip, idk
denverdonkos t1_jab0pwc wrote
RIGHT! I threw out an audible WTF when i opened the pictures
Signiference t1_jab1phg wrote
Good lord, this is insane. That texture could have been scraped or the drywall replaced, but not whatever this monstrosity is. Ask for money back, if they refuse, take them to small claims because no matter what they need to not do any additional work as they are totally clueless.
wolfie379 t1_jab61yg wrote
Both links are the same.
Kevin6849 t1_jab64py wrote
They haven’t a clue what they are doing. FIRE THEM NOW OP!! Any professional would have put new drywall over the old textured surface. They probably didn’t even have a stud finder. Absolutely nothing but wasted money is what you’ll have with these schmucks.
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WorkingInAColdMind t1_jab9hl4 wrote
And then they found a less capable crew to do the work.
DAWTSF t1_jabb3f7 wrote
What spacers are you referring to?
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mekatzer t1_jabd564 wrote
Yo dawg, I heard you liked joists…
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ZachMN t1_jabdop8 wrote
Don’t let them back in your house.
jezwel t1_jabdowk wrote
Watch this 10min video so you have an overview of the work you need done.
moonSandals t1_jabe1k2 wrote
The random lengths chunks of wood randomly screwed to the ceiling
ChiAnndego t1_jabe4te wrote
Man, So long as that original ceiling isn't falling down, you don't even need to use 3/4 drywall, Laminate with 1/4". This is honestly a stupid easy job that is kinda hard to screw up. WTF was going on here?
yellow_yellow t1_jabebhz wrote
Good god that is bad
buck196928 t1_jabfayg wrote
Any competent drywall contractors could do this correctly. The people who did that to your house are not competent. Dont allow them back for even the cleanup, they'll probably cut a hole in your floors.
Weldtrash13 t1_jabffk8 wrote
There is nothing to attach it to in the middle
CrazyLlama71 t1_jabg8jx wrote
This! There is so much wrong there I don’t know where to start.
thatcreepyolddude t1_jabgcn1 wrote
Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! and I'm not religious.
that should be framed out, it's not even a hard job.
i cant even begin to list the ways this is allll wrong
CrazyLlama71 t1_jabgglx wrote
Given how uneven the ceiling looks I would have torn down the old drywall and replaced.
sirhandstylepenzalot t1_jabglvi wrote
by decorating company...do you mean...yourself?
BigRedCouch t1_jabgrw7 wrote
This is what happens when you hire a decorator. Decorators help you pick furniture and paint colours. You need to find a contractor lol.
RuRhPdOsIrPt t1_jabhzp8 wrote
This work looks like it comes with a complementary copper pipe removal.
Absurdly, superlatively, inexcusably bad work. That’s not the way you do that. Get your money back if you can and never let them on your property again.
Kevin6849 t1_jabi3vz wrote
Old ceiling is uneven cause it was probably installed with lathe, plaster and nails. Screwing drywall into the joists will securing it all and be a lot more flat plus no demo. 1/4 inch will do.
BathComprehensive859 t1_jabi7ta wrote
Wow. Those guys are morons. I’m a contractor. That’s not even close to how you do it.
gdetter t1_jabipqt wrote
OP, these bozos put you and anyone who walked into that room in danger. 2x4s, stacked drywall remnants, and cuts of 1-by that look like they were pulled out of a dumpster, used (basically) as pseudo furring strips/spacers!? And the "frame" they built around the ceiling perimeter (assuming they did that)... when drywall was hung on it, would cover the window trim at the top. Who does that?
While covering the ceiling will work, a better option is to take it all down to the joists and redo it the right way... or, to save time and money, take a metal spackling knife, "knock down" the popcorn texture on the ceiling, spackle divots/holes, sand, prime and paint (assuming you don't have lead paint). If you do, that's a whole other safety issue.
Man, I pray they didn't hang full span 4x8 drywall to those boards. From the look of the pic (it's hard to discern) I don't see screw holes anywhere but in the inadequately-spaced boards and in some parts of the ceiling near those boards. The drywall board weight and lack of properly-spanned support would've caused the boards to sag, buckle, and drop in no time... which seems to be what happened. I'm also surprised (or maybe not really) that there aren't any drywall screws/nails still clinging in the 2-bys, etc., due to pull-through. If they hung full-span drywall (depending on the board thickness) someone was apt to get knocked out -- or worse -- when those boards fell from ceiling height with anyone in the immediate area.
OP, sorry to say, you've been duped, scammed, hornswoggled -- intentionally or otherwise. There are nice people, with good reviews in one area of expertise, who think they know what they're doing in another because they likely watched pros, who make a craft "look" so easy. It's years of practice that get pros to where they are. You pay for that honed skill set. Any knucklehead can go to a box store and pick up drywall boards, screws, tape, and compound. Nice (or not), well-reviewed (or not) these designer/"installers" were negligent in every sense of the word -- and were severely out of their depth here.
Get your money back. You have the pics of their shoddy "craftsmanship." Threaten a lawsuit if they refuse to reimburse you the full amount, because now you'll have to pay someone to undo what they did just to fix it the right way.
After getting your money back, hire a licensed and insured contractor who knows what they are doing and has references that can speak to past success with the same type of work you need done... not another interior designer.
Based on the pic, I wouldn't even trust these folks to hang a ceiling lamp, let alone amend a ceiling.
Good luck, truly.
sameteam t1_jabk9jc wrote
Run away from these crazy fucks.
OverloadMission t1_jabl1lu wrote
Hey. Just a heads up. This looks like a British home with an Artex ceiling - if built before 1999 there is a chance that it will contain Asbestos - albeit most likely in low amounts.
I'd suggest you get it tested before disturbing it anymore.
Kevdog1800 t1_jabmjxr wrote
Molly, you in danger girl…
ChiAnndego t1_jabmxy7 wrote
Demo in an old house by inexperienced DIYers is asking for lead poisoning/lung disease.
FlugonNine t1_jabn6b8 wrote
Not, even, Mentioning! the fact that someone could have been hurt.
No_Welder_9140 t1_jabneiq wrote
Carpenter here..I screw any amount of this boards weekly....this is a shocking attempt and clearly has no idea how to do this...first take all that shit they put up down and quick.second find your joist and which way there running (length of timber above the drywall)make a hole have a look ...when ya find which way there running and how far apart they are your golden...your gonna use 70mm drywall screw with a washer trough your new drywall into the joist repeat this process throughout the ceiling using plenty of screws...if that' way isn't possible and your ceiling needs to be lowered(which ya don't want )remove all old drywall and and start joisting it again keeping it as high as possible then the new drywall will be alot easier to install...on my way to work right now and this pic will get some amount of laughs...let us know if ya had the balls to run these monkeys
tayhines t1_jabnn7e wrote
Wtf is this horror show???? Do not pay. Hire real contractor. File bond claim. Burn this picture.
andreota OP t1_jabta8a wrote
Sorry, I should have mentioned this is in the UK so the terminology is probably different. It's a plastering and decorating company, which is the kind of business you would get here to do this kind of job. But I do agree that it is a shoddy job.
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spamalert69 t1_jac5g2i wrote
Hmmmmm not really. Tape off open doors with 4 mil plastic, wear a tyvek and p100, seal demo in trash bags, clean up.
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jtgreen76 t1_jaacoug wrote
Pics aren't loading. It sounds like the installers had no clue how to nail to exsisting ceiling joists and probably just nailed it with Brad nails to the sheetrock. Brad nails would work but they have to hit on the exsisting structure, After they fixed the sag in the ceiling. And if they glued the new ceiling, don't let them back on the job. Shortcutting your job now shows what the rest of the job will be like.