Tonik Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 ...than hanging and mudding drywall. Spent the last three days doing it. But it is over and ready for paint. Just needed to vent, carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I feel ya. If you're not good at, which I'm not, it's such a pain. Too much mud, not enough mud, sanded too much, sanded not enough. It's an art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I feel ya. If you're not good at, which I'm not, it's such a pain. Too much mud, not enough mud, sanded too much, sanded not enough. It's an art.I textured these walls, that took some of the pain out of it. It is just a storage area in the basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thGix Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Now that your a pro i have some ceilings you can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 ...than hanging and mudding drywall. Spent the last three days doing it. But it is over and ready for paint. Just needed to vent, carry on.Damn you, your timing is horrible to be posting this. Im starting to hang dryway this weekend. (Finished a room in the basement and need to do the walls/celing. )I have 28 sheets just sitting there waiting to give me hell... Thanks for for making me dread it already.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I've tried to assist and learn in doing it once and needless to say I'm absolutely awful at it. So awful I didn't even want to try again.Thankfully my dad is pretty skilled at it so I just call him for my drywall needs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Damn you, your timing is horrible to be posting this. Im starting to hang dryway this weekend. (Finished a room in the basement and need to do the walls/celing. )I have 28 sheets just sitting there waiting to give me hell... Thanks for for making me dread it already..Seriously, just hire someone to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Seriously, just hire someone to do it.Nah, I dont mind the work.. It gives me something to do on the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YSR_Racer_99 Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Damn you, your timing is horrible to be posting this. Im starting to hang dryway this weekend. (Finished a room in the basement and need to do the walls/celing. )I have 28 sheets just sitting there waiting to give me hell... Thanks for for making me dread it already..Rent a lift for the ceiling, esp if doing it yourself. WELL worth the $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowdog Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmanlyst Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Oh its not that bad, I did drywall for my grandfathers construction company for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 The key is work with wide knives the wider the better and you will end up with very little sanding to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 The key is work with wide knives the wider the better and you will end up with very little sanding to doFrom now in the key on my house will be hiring someone to do it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 i used to do it, with a pro guy moonlighting in the evenings. I didn't think it was that bad.Used those stilts for the shoes to be taller. And the kick thingy tool to lift sheets up at the walls. Mud and tape is easy. Do it right and no sanding required.edit: Indeed it is a lot easier with two people available at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad guy Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 While I don't exactly enjoy drywalling, wallpapering is more of a pain to me. When my kids were small, they learned most of their early bad words watching me try to wallpaper the bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 From now in the key on my house will be hiring someone to do it for me.Having someone come in to to do finish work really isn't that expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaCinci Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 The cleanup usually sucks too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Having someone come in to to do finish work really isn't that expensiveYep, and well worth the $. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Nah, I dont mind the work.. It gives me something to do on the weekends.Don't bring four corners together or run continuous seems across a ceiling. It'll crack when there's a bigin upstairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Don't bring four corners together or run continuous seems across a ceiling. It'll crack when there's a bigin upstairsMore worried about the fact that a front load washer dryer sit above the room im finishing as they are notorious for cracking drywall on rooms below them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Washer and dryer should be sitting on concrete. First floor laundry is nice but if the structure wasn't designed for it you can have issues like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crb Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 mudding drywall I don't mind. I HATE painting!!! Guess who has to paint the house.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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