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    sheetrock cieling is not level...help

    Success!!!! The offending cieling joist has been surgically corrected, with the aid of a laser (robotoolz), a Porter-Cable multi joint Tiger saw, 2 extra cieling joists, 2 sheets of drywall......What a Bear that was! Karl
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    AT&T internet provider

    At&T (bellsouth), same company! The DSL packages are good, they have thier own anti-virus programs that work well. The normal dial-up speed before dsl came out was 49.29 kbps-50.64 kbps slow too! The Modem that is comes with helps, however if you arent close to the distribution hub, (where the...
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    Shingling over an old roof

    Will, I can tell you this much.....Rip them shingles off a there...all o them, replace whatever plywood is bad (water-damadged), put down the felt, and New shingles....its tough but thats the only way! Down here in south carolina, the local garbage services, licensed by the state, have all kinds...
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    sheetrock cieling is not level...help

    Thanks Square Eye, unfortanetly its a Florida Room built over an existing patio that was converted in a room!
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    bulge in the cieling

    A follow-up examination reveals a difference of about a half inch at the walls in reference to the bulge. That cieling beam is definately lower! Sheetrock mud will not fix this variance...it would take 40 to 50 pounds of mud and some serious sanding, and it probably wouldnt last very long! Nope...
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    sheetrock cieling is not level...help

    I hade a carpenter put new sheetrock on my cieling, when he was done, now there is a bulge in the center of the room, from one wall to the opposing wall. I never had a bulge there before. I think the cieling beam behind the bulge is about a 1/2 inch lower than the rest of the cieling beams. I...
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