Lesson learned from last time: Matt and I have different timelines on renovation projects. So, we hired a contractor to do the work this time. The contractor assures us that everything will be done by Thanksgiving. Secretly, I have my doubts.
Today the ceilings are getting done. Its supposed to be a 3 day job to repair the dining room ceiling, remove the ceiling tile from the kitchen and retexture both rooms.
The first step is to make sure everything is covered in plastic. I mean everything. If these guys were at the Dallas hospital, the Ebola outbreak would have never happened.
This is a great excuse to eat out.
The dining room is first. There was a minor flaw in the ceiling where it seemed to dip every so slightly. Turns out, the previous renovators had nailed up the ceiling drywall instead of screwing it in. As the ceiling settled, a couple of nails had pulled the tape away. So, now we have to screw in the drywall, re-tape and retexture the entire ceiling. Patching it would make it look worse.
Lesson learned: Screw your drywall like a 2:00 am booty call!!! And do it often. Having to retexture the entire ceiling because of a couple of sloppy nails is expensive.
The ceiling work continues tomorrow in the kitchen.
No comments:
Post a Comment