Pig of a day...

[bigbaddave]

Been to a Job, Nowt fancy today just a couple of outside lights.. All done fitted and tested.. Just putting insulation back in place ready for early pint..

Them.. .Boooom straight through the blasterd ceiling.... Its the first time this has happened and the first time a job has cost me money.. Taking tommorro off and getting drunk..

 

[tbs1983]

im still awaiting my first foot through ceiling, will no doubt happen at some point!!!

 

[bigbaddave]

I'm so peed off, it was one of those dreaded freinds jobs.. You know the ones that allways incurres problems

 

[RyanCheetham]

Bad times friend. Was it real bad? My grandad went through a cieling years ago, my dad then went through the same ceiling a few years later. I have been lucky so far and am fortunate in the fact i can plaster should i go through one, assuming no artex lol

 

[JoeDurky]

Got a mate in for the day on a Rewire I was doing, I noticed whilst he was in roof space he was walking across the lathe and plaster rather than joists. Good job he wasn't a big lad otherwise he would have been straight through. Haven't gone through a ceiling yet but did cut into my first pipe a week or so ago. Wouldn't have been so bad on any other day as would have spotted the leak instantly however the plumber was fitting a new rad and system was drained. All floorboards back down and tools away when plumber re pressurises system and keeps doing so as it won't fill. 5 mins later the living room walls are drenched. Luckily plumber repaired it for free and customer was a gd friend.

 

[bigbaddave]

Not really bad. Just a me size hole.. I like my beer so its would have been smaller years ago. Right on corner so took coving down as well. Just the inconvenience to be fair

 

[RyanCheetham]

Catches everyone eventually im sure. Better at a freinds house than a snotty clients house

 

[monkeyelectric]

I've been through a stable roof, it was rotton as a pear right where the floodlight was! I managed to stop myself with my arms and even saved the sodium lamp in my hand, shame about the roof but the owner was very apologetic and even gave me a tip

 

[Geordie Spark]

We renovated an upstairs flat some years ago - new ceilings, walls skimmed, new doors & windows, re-wired, re-plumbed, new central heating, new kitchen & bathroom ...... the works!!

All we had left to do was lay the insulation in the loft which we'd already put up there ready. "No problem" the customer said, "I'll do it, you can get yourselves away."

So, as we're packing the gear away & carrying it to the van, he's up there playing with the itchy stuff when suddenly a foot & half a leg appears through the brand new ceiling .........

 

[Geordie Spark]

I've been through a stable roof, it was rotton as a pear right where the floodlight was! I managed to stop myself with my arms and even saved the sodium lamp in my hand, shame about the roof but the owner was very apologetic and even gave me a tip

No doubt the tip was: "Don't go crawling about on a rotten roof".

 

[monkeyelectric]

No doubt the tip was: "Don't go crawling about on a rotten roof".

It was actually

 

[bigbaddave]

We renovated an upstairs flat some years ago - new ceilings, walls skimmed, new doors & windows, re-wired, re-plumbed, new central heating, new kitchen & bathroom ...... the works!!

All we had left to do was lay the insulation in the loft which we'd already put up there ready. "No problem" the customer said, "I'll do it, you can get yourselves away."

So, as we're packing the gear away & carrying it to the van, he's up there playing with the itchy stuff when suddenly a foot & half a leg appears through the brand new ceiling .........

You run or go back and sort??

 

[Geordie Spark]

It was actually

Well another good tip is; "Don't wear your skis in bed".

 

[Geordie Spark]

You run or go back and sort??

Plasterer was with us - he'd literally just finished the ceiling in another room so he was on it there & then.

 

[monkeyelectric]

Well another good tip is; "Don't wear your skis in bed".

And "don't eat yellow snow" and when your missus asks if she looks fat in something dont say yes

 

[brucelee]

I have only ever done it once and that was my loft as i had loads of stuff up there and went to step over lost balance and had to pt my hand on the stuff which caused the ceiling to give in slightly all the blown in old insualtion the paper stuff straight onto youngest daughters bed lol been in loads of lofts and it had to be mine suppose its better than some customers lol

 

[bigbaddave]

I have only ever done it once and that was my loft as i had loads of stuff up there and went to step over lost balance and had to pt my hand on the stuff which caused the ceiling to give in slightly all the blown in old insualtion the paper stuff straight onto youngest daughters bed lol been in loads of lofts and it had to be mine suppose its better than some customers lol

Deffo better than a customers house..

 

[dan86]

god sake. what a day! you got a mate that can sort it for you? glad I took today off now!

 

[bigbaddave]

I have a couple of plasterers that will be able to sort for a price..

 

[Fox Electrical]

im still awaiting my first foot through ceiling, will no doubt happen at some point!!!

Im sure it happens to everyone at some point, along with drilling a water pipe. So far Ive got a clean sheet on both accounts... although maybe Im tempting fate right now..