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MARILYN JAMES (Indio, CA)

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General Contractor

Posted Date

3/19/2018 12:00:00 AM

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Can You Re-fasten Old Plaster?

I have a property manager who called me. one of the apartments in a 9 unit building, had the plaster ceiling come loose. about a 4 x 6 foot section actually fell. I looked at a couple units yesterday. they actually look fine . not loose. one did have a few hair-line cracks they want me to , just for peace of mind , secure all the ceilings better. they said the one unit that came loose was fixed by a hack , and apparently he just installed drywall over the whole ceiling . he must not have used the right size screws , so he just made the issure worse( cant pursue him , this was years back) so I want to go in , and re-fasten whats there if I can , of course if they are bad I can remove and install new. but I realty don`t want to that route if I don`t have to. it would mea n re-locating tenants , or work trying to work with them there ., units are about 800-1000sq. ft. each removing all the plaster would be a mess.and pretty costly other ideas to re-faster plaster? or would the screws just blow through? its the old plaster , and lathe i believe. or should I drywall on top , and make sure screws are long enough? just want to do this the easiest , cleanest way.but one where I don`t end up liable
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