Swallowing pride

[coilcleaner]

:censored:Well here goes. After being in business for many years finally took the plunge. KARMA Possibly.
Anyways. fixed air handler in attic and on my way out thru access, when all of a sudden CRRAAACKKKK whole ceiling collapses. Next thin g I know I'm staring up at the ceiling in pain. Stomach and arms scratched up and bruised badly. Ladder broke fall on the way down.
Turn out some dude cut the stud out and when replaced it he forgot to nail one end so it held me for about 30 seconds before catostophic failure. Ouch no broken bones just a whole lot of bruising.

[vstech]

nothing to swallow there, faulty ceiling construction...
I refuse to comment on my attic escapades so far in my career... Karma will get me...

[JBM1000]

Iv'e done the happy dance that would win dancing with the stars just trying to stay balanced on 2 ft spans. Hate it when you have to decide to face yourself and ribs and knees to avoid eating dinner at the table from the ceiling uninvited!

[surenuff]

glad you are ok. That could have been a lot worse.

[SandShark]

Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. Gravity is a b.... isn't it? Glad you're OK.

[R Mannino]

That could happen to anyone, being around to tell the story is the important part.

[Snapperhead]

I've put my foot through a couple

[hvaclover]

Yow...glad nothing broke.

I would not even attempt a an attic job. At least not a year earlier I would not have.

At that time I out weighed most ladders max load limits. Lost close to a hundred pounds since than so now I am up for anything.

[Kevin O'Neill]

That is why I put 3/4 inch plywood in the attic any time I replace equipmment. Then I screw it down and lleave it.


Code calls for it but it is not enforced on the builders. My people are all worth more than a sheet of plywood.

I have not started doing it on service calls yet though.

I am glad you were not hurt badly.

[clifpaul]

Glad you weren't hurt badly

[david912]

I have had a few incidents with ceilings also, its never a good feeling. Good thing you were able to walk away!

[ottawaair]

I rattled my head on a rafter, lost my balance and put a leg thru a ceiling once. Turned out it was plaster with wood lathe so the wood strips broke downward, wrecking a huge area, then my leg was kinda trapped, couldn't pull it back up . Didn't make $ much that day.

[FrostyBeer]

I like to call it "Attic Yoga"

[surenuff]

Yow...glad nothing broke.

I would not even attempt a an attic job. At least not a year earlier I would not have.

At that time I out weighed most ladders max load limits. Lost close to a hundred pounds since than so now I am up for anything.

I hope you lost it in a good way. (not sick or something) At any rate, I bet you feel a lot better now.

[hvaclover]

Yeah..alot came off as i was convalescing ...the rest was due to a healthy change in diet.

[surenuff]

What is convalescing?

[hvaclover]

Recovering from illness..

[surenuff]

Recovering from illness..
glad you are doing better. I put on a lot of weight while healing up. Spent to much time down not burning off all of the junk food I was consuming. I am just about back to my normal weight though.