Re: Oh Sh** Moment

[Tommy <tommy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>>I was up in an attic yesterday and just finished pulling a wire behind
>>a
>> knee wall, when my foot slipped off the joist and went to the knee
>> through the living room ceiling.
>>
>> On the positive side, it was a smooth ceiling so i won't have to try
>> to match a popcorn ceiling.
>
> I had a similar experience in a condo in CT many years ago except I
> went in up to my hips.  One of my techs was working nearby and heard
> me yell.  He came running and had a great laugh at the sight of my
> legs dangling through the ceiling.
>
> The customer had assured me that all the plywood flooring in the attic
> was screwed down.  I stepped on one piece that wasn't.  It was a
> bathroom ceiling.  I hired a drywall guy to replace the ceiling and
> repaint it.  Fortunately, the wallpaper wasn't damaged.
>
> The client was out of the country at the time.  I finished the
> installation and left a note explaining what had happened.  The
> drywaller did such a good job that the client said he couldn't tell
> anything had been done.  Other than a couple of bruised elbows and a
> little $$ loss, it worked out OK.  The lesson learned was never to
> believe anyone about attic flooring.  :)
>

I just refinished it myself. it was a small hole and i'm not without
skills. i,m just gald it was olny one foot or i'd have been stuck or
dropped all the way through,