The vinyl planks we had originally special ordered were beautiful African wood and Crybaby said that they would have no problem installing them instead of the wallpaper, we took samples to them, gave them the product number and store and they went and checked it out and said yes so we placed a large special order for the planks. This again was a cost we paid for ourselves because we didn't want wallpaper for a ceiling and they ensured us they'd be happy to swap it saving them again in supply cost. Crybaby installed the vinyl using staples and tearing the vinyl and they used some glue that when the cabin leaked the glue melted and almost ruined my vintage chanille bedspread and pillows I made. The glue was a joke they barely used any at all and it didn't even make contact with the under-ceiling. If they would have taken the time to do things properly and support the planks as they dried and used proper glue the vinyl would have been beautiful but instead they like in so many other things rushed and cut corners because they want to do things cheap (low grade material as cheap as they can get away with.) Later when we voiced our displeasure with the staples tearing our ceiling and how they were placed all over without rhyme or reason they then changed their story saying the vinyl wasn't meant for trailers and he was going to charge us extra for the installation. The flooring package says it is not meant for direct sunlight...... the ceiling doesn't get sun, just saying. This was not an extra just a replacement for the tacky wallpaper and something agreed on way back in August.
This is why we had to replace our ceiling.
You can see the glue used didn't event make contact with the under-ceiling, even below you can see only small spots they actually made stick.
The under-ceiling was 2mm plywood, not even strong enough to support anything attached to it.
This weekend we put in about 1/4 of the ceiling. We used 5mm plywood with a mold and mildew barrier backing as the under-ceiling. We used 1" wood screws with a flush head to install the under-ceiling to the bones. The cedar planks are tongue and groove and we used a high quality wood glue and 1" brad nails to secure it to the under-ceiling. This ceiling is ON! I went back this morning and puttied in all the nail holes and next weekend after the rest is installed and puttied we'll sand and seal it. We picked up a pneumatic nail gun and oh boy oh boy I think it is my new favorite tool because I'd still be out there with a hammer without it. I framed out the new speaker location in the ceiling and ran the wires then laid the rest of the ceiling insulation so we can finish the ceiling next weekend. Once the ceiling is in we can cut our new walls and start to close up the cabin.
The treat I splurged for and came just in time today was a ceiling vent fan. This is the greatest thing since sliced bread and super easy to install, it fits right into a standard 14" ceiling vent and connects with 18 gauge wire and a 15 AMP fuse. Easy peasy, I had this hooked up and running in under 15 minutes and the cost is okay around $75.00 and worth it. It has three speeds on forward and two in reverse. We can see the light at the end of this tunnel now and I think I'll have this completed by the end of May and in time for the next Teardrop Gathering and our vacation. Stay tuned next week because we'll have the new speakers in and hopefully the walls. I have to wait for the new XM antenna to arrive before installing the stereo since Crybaby cut the original antenna that it came with making it useless.
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