Re: Oh Sh** Moment

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My brother in law went right through the ceiling, and landed on a small
glass dining room table...He wasn't hurt at all due to his experience in
bar fights. The customer used 1/2" particle board on the attic floor,
and it got wet from the AC flex vents. The customer was nice enough to
claim partial responsibility. Let's just say it could have cost me big
time. I paid for the table & repair, the customer had his contractor
brother do the drywall repair at cost...and yes it was popcorn ceilings.

Jim Rojas



Tommy wrote:
> "Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> _wmzi.5944$iA.609@trnddc05:">news:_wmzi.5944$iA.609@trnddc05:
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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,