So, the ceiling racks fell down

I had a great idea of making that dark little back room into a walk-in dresser. I hung two ladders from the ceiling, so that I could hang up all my long stuff, and have make-shift drawers etc underneath for storing foldable stuff. Well, the hook tore through the plaster ceiling and one of the ladders fell down. Next problem!!

I searched for a local plasterer, and settled on Jesse from J Triple A Plasterers. He came out, had a look and quoted me almost $2000. I had to agree to it, so he arrived Monday morning 15 Dec to start fixing. I had to move everything, all the hanging stuff and everything else out of the room, except for a few things which I covered with drop-cloths. He said the ceiings had fallen from their nail moorings and were hanging lower than they should. He said it was a wonder the ceilings held the ladders loaded with clothing at all! I am grateful that's for sure. ( Just quietly, I reckon several of the ceilings probably need rehanging. Certainly the kitchen is suss).

He proceeded to remove the ceiling in the room.

He then went off to Bunnings to get some wood to strengthen the hanging mechanism between the rafters/struts. He's been gone a long time. I hope he comes back. I have paid them a $700 deposit. Tutti came in to investigate, after I had dusted the upper beams and roof area, then swept and vacced the floor a wee bit. I think she smells mice.

So, now I am waiting for him to come back and install the extra beams. Otherwise I am left with an exposed ceiling and further jaded view of tradies.

Plumber needed!

A couple of weeks ago, the shower started leaking quite a lot, no matter how hard I turned the knobs off. One of the tap knobs kept falling off too, which was frustrating. So I had to call I'm Your Plumber again! Cameron came out to look at how to move my hot water system, and also fix the leaky shower. He put some new taps on as well. $362 bucks later, no problems.

The quote for moving the hot water tank, plus getting a new one.....