Jarno & Melle’s ceiling and interior finishing in Haps

Phase 1

Upstairs window and door reveals

The revised scope covered eight openings upstairs. The eight ground-floor reveals were removed from HWR's scope before work began. The remaining reveals needed to connect the existing openings neatly to the new plasterboard surfaces.

The detailing allowed for uneven masonry edges, square internal corners and additional board layers at frame connections where required. This preparation gave the following plastering trade a defined surface to finish.

Why this matters

Careful preparation around openings determines how clean the final transitions can look.

Phase 2

Closing the sloped ceilings

The ceiling work followed the changing roof slopes rather than a single flat plane. C60/27 and U30/27 metal profiles provided the framing for 12.5 mm plasterboard, with cutting and fitting around the roof's angles and transitions.

Before boarding began, the clients confirmed that the wiring was in place. They marked the intended light positions on the floor and checked these with Gheorghe before the ceiling openings were made. This coordination mattered because access to the wiring becomes more difficult once the boards are fitted.

The clients supplied an area of 82 m² including the slopes. The revised quotation used 90 m² for its labour calculation; that pricing allowance is not presented here as an additional measured ceiling area.

Why this matters

Agree the services and lighting positions before closing the construction.

Phase 3

Timber reinforcement in the sitting room

The quotation included C24 spruce reinforcement integrated into the ceiling framing in the sitting room. Its specified role was non-load-bearing reinforcement of the ceiling assembly.

This was a framing detail within the interior finishing package, rather than a replacement of a load-bearing house beam.

Why this matters

Distinguish ceiling support details from alterations to the building's load-bearing structure.

Phase 4

Kitchen soffit and toilet ceiling

The kitchen soffit combined metal framing with plasterboard on its front and underside. The planned detailing included three spotlight positions and an opening for the ventilation pipe. The ventilation grille itself was left to the installer after plastering.

The toilet ceiling formed a separate part of this phase, with moisture-resistant boards specified. The existing ventilation point did not require a new grille installation by HWR.

Boxing in the two toilet cisterns was discussed near handover as possible additional work. The clients chose to do this themselves, so it was not added to HWR's delivered scope.

Why this matters

Clear boundaries keep the ceiling, ventilation installation and sanitary boxing coordinated.

Phase 5

Corner profiles — removed from the scope

Metal corner-profile installation was removed at the clients' request before execution. It is retained here as a separate phase to explain the change from the original plan, not as work delivered by HWR. Plastering was also excluded.

Why this matters

The project story should reflect the agreed final scope.

Phase 6

Checks, handover and the next finishing stage

The final stage covered adjustments, inspection and handover of the drywall work. The clients took responsibility for waste disposal, as agreed during the quotation revisions. Handover took place on 2 May, and the final invoice followed on 3 May.

Melle reported that the work looked neat at handover and later passed on positive feedback from their plasterer. That follow-up also raised a question about continuous joints in the kitchen boarding. Joint reinforcement was discussed for the subsequent plastering stage; the appropriate joint treatment remains dependent on the board system and finishing specification.

The result of HWR's assignment was prepared drywall construction for the next trade. It should not be confused with a completed plastered or painted interior.

Why this matters

A clear handover explains both what is complete and what the following trade still needs to do.