The room was an addition and sometimes the
allignment of the ceiling joists and roof rafters can
be tricky. When the ceiling was sheetrocked a 12
foot piece was used. The location of the angle should have been at 12' 2 1/2", not at the 12' point
where the sheetrock ended. Upon cutting out a 5"
strip from the sheetrock as seen in the (pic 1). I immediately saw that I had to fabricate a new angle with shimwork before I could re-sheetrock the opening properly. (pic 2) You can already see
the difference with the sheetrock now in place in
(pic 3). Next I plaster filled, taped and spackled
the changes as seen in (pics 4 - 6).
It then became obvious that there was another couple of issues in resolving the rest of the matter.
One issue was the fact that there was a bow in the ceiling and the other matter that I knew was coming was the length of the run. The room is 16'
wide and running the entire span with a smooth continuous straight line of spackle would not be an easy job. I used two 1/2" x 6" plastic exterior trim moldings that maintain a very good straight edge and fastened them to the ceiling. (pics7 - 10)
Perfectionate finish touch up coats of spackle were added daily and the whole project took about a month of one or two hour visits. The final pics got misplaced but the job was done past the expectations of the customer. The customer did the priming and painting and I owe them a visit to see how it all turned out and snap a few final pics.