This was an easy task because we use laser levels for consistent height.
The next step was making consistent level bends in the wire to correspond with the top of the holes in the main tees. They can actually cut larger wire up to 5/16” threaded rod if you need to. They require much less effort than side cutters or Dykes. We found the Milwaukee 14 inch bolt cutters to be perfect for cutting this wire. We added eye bolts as needed and installed new heavier gauge wire. The eye bolts were large enough but there weren’t enough of them to adequately support the grid system. Then we took the meager amount of undersized suspension wires completely off.
The next best thing was what we decided to do pull the tiles and set them to the side. Nevertheless it is not my property and I don’t make the final call. If it was my house I would probably just tear it out and throw it in the dumpster and start over. To me it is almost more work to try to fix something that was poorly installed than it is to just rip it out and start fresh. Rather they wanted to use the existing pieces and straighten it up. They made it clear that they did not want a whole ceiling installed.
Besides being out of level it was apparent that none of the ceiling tees had been riveted to the wall angles. Some of the ceiling tiles had fallen and the grid had gaps between the 12 foot main tees and the four-foot tees. When I got there it was clearly a poor installation. The person was concerned about their ceiling falling in the basement. I was called out for a bid the other day.
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