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He mentioned to rip out all old joists and replaced them all with new timber.

There was suddenly a small hole in the plasterboard after a rainy week letting a small amount of water in which then stopped after awhile and did not let more water in in subsequent rain. We moved into this house a couple of years ago and have been told that the flat roof came with the original...

Hi all, My roofer has stripped my roof and said that the joists (let alone the deck) needs to be replaced. When exposing the roof, there was some Weetabix like stuff that the roofer said was chipboard that should have never been used to begin with. I have attached a photo of the joists below...

I can quite clearly see the boundaries between the plasterboards above. I noticed a tiny hairline crack in IMG_20260324_132703~2.jpg that when I push I can physically see the crack expanding and contracting as I push it. Is this indicative of the boards themselves not installed correctly?

Just to check, by crazing do you mean the cracks on the wall to ceiling junction?

Thank you @23vc for the response. Just to avoid any doubt in my mind, besides the ceiling to wall junction, is the middle of the ceiling also poorly done? Is this because it should look completely smooth and not have the white streaks in the photo attached?

Thanks for the response @cross thread. Please could you elaborate? Is it just the edges? What are the issues?

Hi all, I just had a new plasterboard ceiling fitted and skimmed by a plasterer. Is this shoddy work? I am unsure with my untrained eyes but am concerned about the holes on the edges where the ceiling meets the walls (see pics). In one of the pictures you can also see the outline of the...