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[Raptor0014]

And that is a special type of wrong!

Used metal clips I see.

‘Premature collapse innit guv’

 

[mainline]

Just been sent these from a friend. Plasterer had been asked to go and make good the ceiling.

Seems the ‘electrician’ told the old dear that it was the only way to do it because it was a flat roof. Basically taking advantage of her.

She’s now left with a hefty bill for a suspended ceiling to be done or get another electrician to rectify.

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I think the biggest mistake made was in not using white cable and hiding her glasses.

 

[Pretty Mouth]

Just been sent these from a friend. Plasterer had been asked to go and make good the ceiling.

Seems the ‘electrician’ told the old dear that it was the only way to do it because it was a flat roof. Basically taking advantage of her.

She’s now left with a hefty bill for a suspended ceiling to be done or get another electrician to rectify.

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WHY? Why would anyone do this? I'm genuinely struggling to see how someone could have done a job this badly.

 

[DPG]

WHY? Why would anyone do this? I'm genuinely struggling to see how someone could have done a job this badly.

Something odd here. The wall has been chased and filled. Why would they bother to do that if they were going to chuck the rest of the length on the surface of the ceiling? Maybe the plan was for a dropped ceiling in the first place?

 

[Raptor0014]

Something odd here. The wall has been chased and filled. Why would they bother to do that if they were going to chuck the rest of the length on the surface of the ceiling? Maybe the plan was for a dropped ceiling in the first place?

Apparently the electrician told the old dear that she would have to have a suspended ceiling as there was ‘nowhere to run the cables’ with it being a flat roof ext.

Which as we all know is bo**cks as there is still a ceiling void.

 

[James]

For a finished job, it’s unspeakably bad.
but as said before, if the ceiling is about to be dropped then it’s not a bad job.

 

[swaRRR]

Just been sent these from a friend. Plasterer had been asked to go and make good the ceiling.

Seems the ‘electrician’ told the old dear that it was the only way to do it because it was a flat roof. Basically taking advantage of her.

She’s now left with a hefty bill for a suspended ceiling to be done or get another electrician to rectify.

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I'm literally flabbergasted at this work. I'm lost for words.

 

[swaRRR]

If the gate opens into the garden, then it works doesn’t it?

It works but it's inside out and back to front lol

 

[Fazz711]

Friends had to do the same after dog learned to flick latch and open the gate

Not electrical but my dad's next door neighbour..

 

[LewisM]

What i've done in the past with flat roofs is cut two channels out and fish cable across then that way you can put the old cut strip back in and do minimal making good.

 

[freddo]

Just been sent these from a friend.

I couldn't ever even imagine attempting to carry out work like that. If the flat roof was that much of an issue it would be better to just pull the ceiling down, wire it and then fit new boards. Who would want to try and batten over all that lot now anyway?! Wrecked the nice coving too.

I've just looked at those photos again, that wiring is so offensive!!!1!1!!

 

[marcuswareham]

Apparently the electrician told the old dear that she would have to have a suspended ceiling as there was ‘nowhere to run the cables’ with it being a flat roof ext.

Which as we all know is bo**cks as there is still a ceiling void.

The down lights are flush so they must be in some kind of void

 

[swaRRR]

What i've done in the past with flat roofs is cut two channels out and fish cable across then that way you can put the old cut strip back in and do minimal making good.

How do you get through joists with this method? Is the strip big enough to get a drill in?

 

[Baddegg]

 

[Dartlec]

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Just as well you got a picture of my van on a good day.... (and yes it's blue)

 

[Dartlec]

Stevie Wonder electrical is back in business! At least he got the CPC right.

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Did you check that he didn't rewire the plugs to compensate.....

 

[Mike Johnson]

Just as well you got a picture of my van on a good day.... (and yes it's blue)

I thought that was how they come from the dealership?

 

[Simon47]

How do you get through joists with this method? Is the strip big enough to get a drill in?

Alternative, though not very nice, method is you cut a chase in the plasterboard across each joist. You then fish across between the joists, drop under one using the slot, then fish across the next gap, and so on. Then you're left with a row of smallish holes to fill in.

 

[Baddegg]

In that situation I’d go with @LewisM, bite the bullet and cut 2-3 big wide strips out with the multi and then just put em back up and charge for a ceiling skim to make good

 

[LewisM]

How do you get through joists with this method? Is the strip big enough to get a drill in?

Yeah if you do it wide enough, normally I just do a small notch and use a safe plate, once filled and painted you can't tell.