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while installing the first service trap, I stepped on the double ceiling in the other bathroom and almost fell through.
What to do with that new hole ? actually not a bad thing, I had previously bought one of those ready-made service trap and wanted to install it but didn't know where exactly, and that new spot was perfect.
first I had to re-cut the hole to make space for the service trap, a pain but not too bad.
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then, cut small pieces of wood and place them all around the service trap. This was actually very easy. Took me less than 1 hour, while the re-cutting took me almost 1h30
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et voila:
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compared to the other project, that was extremely easy, all done in 3hours but in 2 different days :p
but wait there is still a small problem, and I am not sure what is the best way to solve it. There is a quite large cap between the service trap and the edge of the ceiling.
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What a piss poor job you've done.
If you go here you can watch a video about gyprock repairs. Maybe an easier way for you would be to just glue thin wood strips to the ceiling over the crack like a picture frame then paint and stop walking around up there.
Drywall
Normal quality for French builders though.Quote:
Originally Posted by daveboy
please enlighten me, why ? I thought it was not too bad, I mean still better than the local Somchai here, not at par with a professional thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by daveboy
you couldn't have done half of it :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
I have gutted and renovated my own house in the UK, so I think installing a trap in a ceiling wouldn't be too taxing. :chitown:Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
Do you remember being at nursery school and drawing around shapes before cutting them out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
^^ maybe when you were young and slim ? now you are an old fat kunt and I dare you to do it in a hot place like Thailand :p
ah, easy to say, but difficult to do upside down on a ceiling, do it and then you can come back here :pQuote:
Originally Posted by daveboy
and keep in mind the ceiling was destroyed, I had to cut where the damage was. Granted, I could have done a better job doing a straight line but since none of the walls are straight, it was difficult to have a reference to draw a straight line, even with that special tool I had. So again, easier to say than done. The drawing and cutting was extremely painful.
Screw it to the ceiling first
I built a workshop for the bikes a few weeks ago. I did it in less time by myself than a gang of Thais would've done it in, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
So Monsieur Papillon's gauge of quality is "I did better than the local Somchai" -- well, that explains a lot.
one of the funniest threads in a long time. :)
Its not finished though, is it?
I hope not.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince
Coz its piss easy to cover up all the rough cut edges with a bit of plastering/patching. I never spend more than about 2 mins cutting holes in ceilings as they're so easy to fix, let alone an hour and a half.
I wired the door knob of my bedroom to the mains. That stopped the maid coming in when I was having a sly one off the wrist.:) That's what i call a service trap.
Sssshhhhhh! Don't tell him all the secrets of patchwork.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince
Why try to stop her?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gallowspole
A green to Butterfly for a hilarious building thread. Hope for more to come.
no, it's not, I need to patch things and paint, so more pics coming laterQuote:
Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince
yeah, but they are metal frames I have to cut through, and those were quite hard. Between the drawing, and the cutting, and a few breaks to breath and rest, maybe 1h20 :pQuote:
Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince
Deck Ape's right - this *IS* going to get better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
^ Daffy, apart from doing fuck all and getting drunk and being a clueless Mactard, would you enlighten us "how this is getting better" ?
you are probably as bad as the fucking local monkeys, you stupid tard, that is lazy and watching cars going by
Better to look at girls going by, not for Frogs though as for them a 'hole is a hole is a hole'.
Have you finished yet?:)
it's Sunday, need a rest :p
that was actually a very helpful video,Quote:
Originally Posted by BKKBILL
I see they are using some kind of mesh tape, that's what I was looking for, but the dummies at HomePro have no clue,
what is the official name or brand in Thailand for those mesh tapes ? I need those before I can put the Putty
thanks again for the link,
See, guys, it's already getting better -- and then I discovered the OTHER service trap thread -- just when I thought Papillon couldn't possibly indict himself any further.Quote:
Originally Posted by Butterfly
This is indeed a sweet pair of threads...
^ don't you have a Mac to open and fuck with ? :mid:
^ See, it just keeps getting better.
Don't you have some part of your ceiling to put your foot through?
Maybe eat less, and this wouldn't happen --- 55555555 !!