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Beam/ceiling repair project, day one… that’s what I call a mess.

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Work has begun on the ceiling repair/beam replacement project and yes, it’s a serious mess.

Things started slowly….

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And the dust barrier made for an interesting silhouette.

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Can’t say I’ve ever had a plastic wrapped room but if it saves me from dusting, I’m all for it.

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Inside the plastic cell, things were not as clean.

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Ceiling sections on both sides of the beam had to be removed …

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And if nothing else, it made me glad flooring replacement is next on the remodeling bucket list.

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Work for the day ended here with some good news for a change. At first glance the contractor doesn’t think the beam has been structurally damaged which means repairs would just be cosmetic. He’ll know more tomorrow when he starts ripping things apart, but the original shoddy construction did leave him puzzled.

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Numerous little pieces of plywood were nailed over the beam for no apparent reason.

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Once all that comes down he’ll do a thorough inspection to make sure everything is safe and hopefully get right to putting things back to normal.

My fingers are crossed. Not having to replace the beam will save a lot of time and money.

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As you can imagine, Lord Dudley Mountcatten was not pleased with today’s events and spent the entire afternoon under our bed.

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He did venture out at night to inspect the changes.

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And managed to wiggle his way under the plastic.

Cats.

They know no boundaries.

😉

28 thoughts on “Beam/ceiling repair project, day one… that’s what I call a mess.”

  5. Those plywood pieces puzzle me as well. I wonder what the reason was for that? Anyway I’m glad your construction guy is a good cookie to let you know when he sees sub-par construction, lol. Oh his Lordship is definitely not pleased!

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  6. Your ceiling looks a lot better than what they discovrred in s condemned condo in Edmonton recently. Well, not totally condemned yet, but they kicked everyone out because it might fall down at any time, but they are trying to decide if it can be fixed. The pictures are on Facebook somewhere, but I have no idea how to find them. They make your plywood bits look abosultely useful — just I’m not sure for what.

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  9. Did Lord Dudley give a paw UP or a paw DOWN at the work?
    My first thought was: Why didn’t they cover up your carpet?
    Thank goodness you’ll not have to worry about it. 🙂

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