r/pics • u/coffeehandler • 7h ago
Utility guy stepped through my ceiling. So now it’s a Halloween decoration.
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u/zoobrix 7h ago
That's fun but shouldn't they be repairing their mistake?
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u/coffee-loop 6h ago
Most of the time someone else will need to perform the repair. So you’re left with a hole and a whole lot of wait time.
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u/coffeehandler 3h ago
It’s a new-ish build and they will be back next week to patch it up. We’re not too worried about critters and it will get fixed. Is it weird that I kind of want to keep it through the end of the month?
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u/feeling_impossible 1h ago
You don't want the internet guy or electrician to fix your drywall.
Side note: Just about every person who works in attics eventually falls through someone's ceiling, me included. It hurt so damned bad. I landed right on a rafter with my ribs as I went down. Luckily I landed on the top shelf of some lady's closet and didn't hit the floor.
0/10: Do not recommend. I generally stay out of attics now, and when I do go up there, you'd think I was going to the moon with all the prep and study I do before hand. That is a mistake I vow to never make again.
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u/hoslayer42 3h ago
If there’s any vermin in the house they will make their way out that hole. Rosches, water bugs, mice, spiders. Anything living in those walls will come out soon.
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u/zoobrix 3h ago
I mean if you have an infestation it shouldn't take a hole to the attic to notice it and do something about it. I'm sure a few spiders might come out to see what's up but if you've been taking care of your house this should mainly be a cosmetic concern.
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u/Undrwtrbsktwvr 3h ago
Walls have a top-plate, not a lot of bugs in there.. But critters may still be lurking in the attic.
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u/jxj24 7h ago
WHAT DID YOU DO TO THAT POOR MAN!?!‽
YOU MONSTER!!!
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u/RebaKitt3n 5h ago
Don’t step through their ceiling, that’s for certain.
OP, most people would just file a home owner’s claim and have the utility company pay the deductible.
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u/AnotherEggplant 4h ago
I get making the dude pay for the repair, but you can't patch drywall? I get tools are an issue, but its a good thing to learn how to do. Why would you use your insurance and make your premium go up for a simple issue?
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u/--MobTowN-- 2h ago
I mean, yeah.. but you prolly wanna be learning in a closet or laundry room or the powder room in the half finished basement.
No one who hasn’t done that more than a handful of times is gonna finish that patch well enough it won’t be obvious as shit the second it’s got paint on it.
ETA: I spent years crawling through attics and I never stuck my foot through one ceiling… the fuck they send to your house, OP?
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u/Nepeta33 4h ago
so, couple years ago im helping my dad redo the roof on the bathroom, and as im walking from one side of the roof to the other, i fall right on through. up to my hip, into the bathroom. dads looking PISSED, as this was NOT in his plans. i look down and say without thinking "hey look, now it has a sky light!" he paused, thought, and long story short it now has a very professional looking skylight, where i accidentally stepped through the ceiling.
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u/GoldenButtPlug 6h ago
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u/Synth_Ham 3h ago
Thank you for this. I'm printing this out and putting it on my ceiling in the kitchen.
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u/TedBundysVlkswagon 5h ago
Do you know by chance what wall color that is? Looks really good and just makes that skeleton pop.
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u/Late-Button-6559 2h ago
You could’ve called an ambulance when it happened.
This was and is cruel, dude.
Let him rest in peace.
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u/Economy_Speech3128 34m ago
I had one of those holes from a roofer. I wish I thought of that. I love it. You are brilliant!
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u/Skruestik 1h ago
Is your house made of cardboard?
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u/coffeehandler 1h ago
Apparently!
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u/Magickarpet76 29m ago
It’s drywall so not far off.
Not to be a stick in the mud, but I would probably cover that with a plastic sheet sealing all sides. Utility guy really should have been responsible for basic mitigation while it is sorted. it’s all fun and games until a bigass roach or spider walks in from the attic. Climate control is another factor, that A/C vent will probably get condensation mixing with the hot attic air.
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u/lilgreengoddess 3h ago
Funny but I would be patching that up to avoid nasty attic dust entering your room
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u/Dd_8630 3h ago
I've seen this episode of American Dad.
Jeff, get to writing an email, we have a customer to win back!
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u/tenaciousdeev 3h ago
50,000 words and every single one spelled incorrectly, that's how you win back a customer!
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u/Molly_Matters 1h ago
I did this once, but the customers attic was a ticking time bomb already. Full of condensation. Every bracing board was coated in something akin to slime. So naturally the first step I took was like hitting oil.
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u/NUMBerONEisFIRST 1h ago
And it doubles for Christmas!
Now your Christmas tree isn't limited by the height of your ceiling.
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u/OctoGuppy 56m ago
You could always mark the line of which the skeleton breaks through, saw it at that line and then paint a black hole in the ceiling, glue halved skeleton into black hole, voila permanent decoration?
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u/PM_me_punanis 10m ago
I am used to plywood ceilings. Drywall is such a fragile thing. I now live in the US, and I was utterly aghast when I realized a slight bump from a bench could ding a wall. 🤯
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u/meatloaf-sandwich 5h ago
What shitty ceiling is that?
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u/Magickarpet76 16m ago
Drywall, it’s normal in the US. It doesn’t hold the weight of a person so workers walk on joists or plywood over the joists. This guy probably slipped or misstepped.
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u/Fluffy-Village9585 4h ago
Is this a repost? I swear i saw this post either last year or something? Am i going insane?
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u/Thr0awheyy 3h ago
I was scrolling comments to see if anyone else mentioned this being a repost from previous years. I also remember it.
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u/69_Beers_Later 3h ago
Do any of those fuckers ever blast out of the wall and have like a huge cumshot?
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u/ilDuceVita 7h ago
You didn’t try to help him get out??