I like them as well & it sounds like a load of old boll ocks to me; I can’t see what condition the overall ceiling is in but what I can see looks OK; do you know if it’s a lath or plaster board celing? If it’s in reasonable condition (or even if it aint), it’s recoverable but it depends on what you asked for & what he’s quoted for!
So what’s he done, battened out & installed a new PB false ceiling? He’s either being a lazy brastard or hasn’t a clue how to renovate the existing ceiling. Nothing is irrecoverable, it just might cost you more but if he’s a board & skim man, you’ve no chance & may be better off with someone else.
He sounds like a boarder and skimmer which any monkey can do with a bit of practice. If he can't manage it, tell him that you'll get a plasterer in to do the job properly and knock the price off his fees.
The guy who is doing your work has not got a clue!!!! The curve on your ceiling can be reprocated with mesh or "cut" plasterboard or the imagination of a good plasterer, who is used to renovation work and renewing tradition curves and idiosynchrosies of old properties.So tell him what you want and if he cant do it you will get someone who can...The customer " is " always right, its the "bodger" that they employ who is wrong!!!
Sorry about the rant but I believe if you want anything done to your way or back to how it was then it is always possible to have it done...Good Luck
Must admit, I do it all the time - had to reboard and skim my utility room a couple of years ago in our cellar, so up with the scaffolding it was and off with the slates. Only set me back about 5K
Apart from anything, I'm not overly keen on a 2by2 timber lattice.
any chance of more pics of the ceiling to see the condition of it? i take it there was a wall that had been taken out in the pic? looks like you can just fill that gap and skim if the ceilings in good nick, a lot of builders cant do a lot of things espec plaster i had one round to talk about some building work, he couldent tile lay bricks do any sort of carpentry OR PLASTER, i said well what can you do yourself without subbing the work out? he said im a sparky and hes not even part p so hes well and truly stuffed, if that ceilings in good nick and he cant do it ill come and do it
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