Plymouthy Adams Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 wife thought this was funny..had to take a pic..figures I would have been a good standin on the movie "Quigley down Under".... this is one job I hate and I am not good at it by any means..but the show must go on... Quote
greg g Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 A friend a number of years ago suggested going over mudded drywall seams with a wet sponge after troweling it on. Levels and smooths and cuts sanding to a minimum. http://homerenovations.about.com/od/wallsandtrim/a/artwetsponge.htm Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 31, 2011 Author Report Posted January 31, 2011 Greg..experienced folks probably can do that..it is a challenge for me in every aspect of drywall..I have about 1/3 of this room left to sand, maybe one more spread of mud on the last room and I be ready to prime and paint..best I can do with a sponge is texturing ceilings..I had wanted to hire this out but I live so far out of town and such that the average Joe does not want to drive out and do the work.. Quote
Oldguy48 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 Tim, Just try to imagine you're applying Bondo on an old Mopar, and then doing the finish sanding. Quote
T120 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 ..Well Tim,The expression on your face says it all .It does look like you were wearing a mask -although hard to get a good seal with facial hair.These days it doesn't take much dust in the air for me to choke up,I find old fibreglass insulation a killer.Having done the same work in the past myself you have my sympathy.Good luck on the job.. Quote
JerseyHarold Posted January 31, 2011 Report Posted January 31, 2011 Good luck with your mudding. One thing about drywall work that I can't wrap my head around is that tape and patches are never really flat, but feathered out over a larger area,then concelaed with flat paint. This is completely opposite to automotive bondo-flinging, where pool-table flatness is the goal. Quote
randroid Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Gents, I have nothing to add to this thread but that's never stopped most of us so onward I plunge: Taking into consideration what Harold mentioned about acceptable tolerances in automotive work versus drywall work there are other factors to be considered, namely they are different arts with different needs. In the automotive arts it is the norm to deal in thousandths of an inch while in construction one might almost feel lucky to get the building on the right lot. Just got to remember what's important and what can be given an expensive-sounding name to make it sound like something the person writing the checks might want. If you can't dazzle them with brilliance you can baffle them ... etc. -Randy Quote
Young Ed Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Randy I've always thought it interesting to compare the wiring levels of a car vs a house. In a car everyjoint is soldered or bolted together somehow. ring terminals etc. In a house you just twist and put a wire nut and call it good. Quote
Frank Elder Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Randy I've always thought it interesting to compare the wiring levels of a car vs a house. In a car everyjoint is soldered or bolted together somehow. ring terminals etc. In a house you just twist and put a wire nut and call it good. I hope your house doesn't vibrate things loose like a car can Ed:D:D:eek: Quote
Young Ed Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 I hope your house doesn't vibrate things loose like a car can Ed:D:D:eek: I've heard you are supposed to inspect all those wire nuts to make sure they are still tight every couple years. Quote
PatS.... Posted February 1, 2011 Report Posted February 1, 2011 Tim, your just supposed to sand the walls not play in the dust!!! Quote
Frank Elder Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 I've heard you are supposed to inspect all those wire nuts to make sure they are still tight every couple years. I should Ed, There are enough big trucks going up and down my street to give it a good shake now and then. Quote
Young Ed Posted February 2, 2011 Report Posted February 2, 2011 Haha my shaking is my own fault. Surround sound with 150w sub. Used to rattle my old windows. Quote
GaryPrice Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 Hanging it wasn't bad, but I hated finishing. I tried sanding and sponging. Neither of which were fun. I'd finished a couple of rooms down there, with the big den to go. My father-in-law told me to just put a little mud at a time on it, leave it until it's dry, come back the next day and do another skim layer, and so on. I resisted the urge to want to finish it all quickly and followed his advice. In about four days of skim coats, I was done. Very little sanding and hardly any dust. It takes patience, but I'd never do it another way again. Quote
pflaming Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 two summers ago I helped my son when he remodled an old home and transfromed it into a PT business. We hung one 5x8x5/8 sheet then he called a professional. I've hung wall when I was young, not any more. Today we look at that space and laugh. Quote
Young Ed Posted February 4, 2011 Report Posted February 4, 2011 My Dad myself and a couple of my friends hung all the sheetrock in my parents cabin including 5/8s over the entire ceiling. Used 12ft pieces in the bedrooms so there are no seams the one direction. The local hardware store lent us their drywall jack if we bought the supplies from there and it worked great. Even had a tipping feature to work with our vaulted ceilings. After it was all installed we cleaned everything out of the cabin and had someone come in and tape and sand. Quote
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