I should say right away I am a bit of a perfectionist and am often disappointed when I get a 'professional' involved.
My extension project is preceeding well. My mate Jamie and I did the foundation and floor. They are close to perfect. I employed a first class bricklayer to construct the shell / roof and was very pleased with his work.
Having completed 80% of the first fix the dryliner / plaster arrived to fix the ceiling before I completed the partition walls and associated first fix. I was a little disurbed when I lightly tapped one of the plasterboard sheets when working in the loft and saw it decend to the floor. The reason was self evident. The dry lining screws had been fired 1/2 to 2/3 of the way though the 12.5mm plasterboard, crushing the edge of the sheets. I remedied this by replacing the sheet, adding another 300 dry lining screws to the rest of the ceiling at the correct depth and said nothing.
Phase Two - While I was on hols and paid by the inlaws
Most of the walls are now drylined and ready to plaster. Apparently he had to use more adhesive than he expected (over twice as much as he asked for) to get the sheets to stick to the Thermalite blocks. There is a 15 - 20mm gap between the blocks and the plasterboard with all kinds of knock on effects! The door casements are now too narrow and will need replacing. The 1700mm finished gap I had carefully documented and communicated for the bath is 1685mm without the skim. The plasterboard is already flush with the edge of the window boards. In addition, some of the edges are mis aligned and the cut outs for the electrical sockets / light switches are rough or broken or oversize.
In fairness the one bit of ceiling he has plastered looks good. I figure he is a good plasterer. Where do I go from here? Does the above sound normal at this stage?
Phase Three?
Option 1: Put in an extra couple of weekends to replace the door casements and window boards. Rebuild the box at the end of the bath to allow 1700mm and smile at him again.
Option 2: Express my concerns and disappointment and see what he says. Could result in him telling me to sod off? (Several of my friends have suffered this from tempremental 'professionals' with plenty of work)
Option 3: Cut and run before I waste more money. I am worried nobody will want to pick up the job half way through.
My extension project is preceeding well. My mate Jamie and I did the foundation and floor. They are close to perfect. I employed a first class bricklayer to construct the shell / roof and was very pleased with his work.
Having completed 80% of the first fix the dryliner / plaster arrived to fix the ceiling before I completed the partition walls and associated first fix. I was a little disurbed when I lightly tapped one of the plasterboard sheets when working in the loft and saw it decend to the floor. The reason was self evident. The dry lining screws had been fired 1/2 to 2/3 of the way though the 12.5mm plasterboard, crushing the edge of the sheets. I remedied this by replacing the sheet, adding another 300 dry lining screws to the rest of the ceiling at the correct depth and said nothing.
Phase Two - While I was on hols and paid by the inlaws
Most of the walls are now drylined and ready to plaster. Apparently he had to use more adhesive than he expected (over twice as much as he asked for) to get the sheets to stick to the Thermalite blocks. There is a 15 - 20mm gap between the blocks and the plasterboard with all kinds of knock on effects! The door casements are now too narrow and will need replacing. The 1700mm finished gap I had carefully documented and communicated for the bath is 1685mm without the skim. The plasterboard is already flush with the edge of the window boards. In addition, some of the edges are mis aligned and the cut outs for the electrical sockets / light switches are rough or broken or oversize.
In fairness the one bit of ceiling he has plastered looks good. I figure he is a good plasterer. Where do I go from here? Does the above sound normal at this stage?
Phase Three?
Option 1: Put in an extra couple of weekends to replace the door casements and window boards. Rebuild the box at the end of the bath to allow 1700mm and smile at him again.
Option 2: Express my concerns and disappointment and see what he says. Could result in him telling me to sod off? (Several of my friends have suffered this from tempremental 'professionals' with plenty of work)
Option 3: Cut and run before I waste more money. I am worried nobody will want to pick up the job half way through.
