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Re: Garage addition
It's a PITA to paint.
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 DraimanLet me see those devil horns in the sky
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It's a PITA to paint.
You don't pay other people to do painting for you?  |
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Coma Thanks StevePremium
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I used too, but that was when I was younger when I didn't have any other resources.
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I used too, but that was when I was younger when I didn't have any other resources.
I wouldn't paint if that's the only thing that would save my life. I'll do almost anything else home improvement wise but not paint. I'd much rather pull a live 200amp wire then paint!
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I was a licensed general contractor in another life. So was my father and also my sister.
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Riverhead, NY | reply to Draiman
NOT TEXTURED!
For the love of everything repairable!
Once you "texture" it it's a PITA the clean. Repairs are also ALWAYS noticeable.
My living room is HALF textured. Why? I have no clue. This leaves me two options: Scrape all the texture off or texture the rest. Without knowing WHAT they used to texture it's going to be almost impossible to match it.
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| said by fcisler:NOT TEXTURED!
For the love of everything repairable!
Once you "texture" it it's a PITA the clean. Repairs are also ALWAYS noticeable.
My living room is HALF textured. Why? I have no clue. This leaves me two options: Scrape all the texture off or texture the rest. Without knowing WHAT they used to texture it's going to be almost impossible to match it.
Oh...I chose the third option. Lay new drywall over the old
What they said was the texture is just how the skim coat over the drywall looks after being applied. If you want it smooth they sand it down so an extra step.
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NirvanaLand | said by Draiman:What they said was the texture is just how the skim coat over the drywall looks after being applied. If you want it smooth they sand it down so an extra step.
Just tape the seams and forget about skim coating the rest of the drywall, that's what paint is for.
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They feed you a load of bull. |
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| said by DarkLogix:They feed you a load of bull.
Except the BI said the same thing as do the DIY sites. Textured you don't sands the 3rd and 4th skim coats and smooth you sand the 3rd and 4th coat.
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kudos:3 | From what I've been told you just use a different roller, and it can get hard to make it totally smooth this was as it can run a little, but possible if careful.
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said by Coma:said by Draiman:What they said was the texture is just how the skim coat over the drywall looks after being applied. If you want it smooth they sand it down so an extra step.
Just tape the seams and forget about skim coating the rest of the drywall, that's what paint is for. Yea that's the other school of thought. The BI said he wouldn't sign off on the firewall with just that done so it was skim coated. I guess it really doesn't matter if the interior garage matches the hallway and upstairs of the garage though.
I was reading up and textured sucks if you ever want wallpaper so I'm doing the walls smooth whether that's skim coat and sand or just leave the drywall bare and only mud the seems/corners/edges/etc.
If I go the skim coat route I'm paying someone to do the work where as if it's just seem/corner/edge mudding I'd do the drywall work myself.
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I called the BI to talk to him about a 'finish' permit. I mentioned I planned to do 1/2" drywall for everything and he said I should do 1/2" on the walls and 5/8" on the ceiling. It's not a big price difference for just the ceilings but I wasn't sure why he would recommend a thicker drywall for the ceiling? Anyone heard of this?
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| said by Draiman: It's not a big price difference for just the ceilings but I wasn't sure why he would recommend a thicker drywall for the ceiling? The thicker drywall is less likely to bend or crack (either from its own weight or from the insulation above it). This is less of an issue in vertical applications why a thinner drywall is sufficient for the walls.
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around here, 5/8 is usually only fire rated, and code is 30 minute fire rated for all ceilings to slow the vertical climb. |
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Don't forget to put beads on Drywall adhesive on the joists/studs that meet the sheetrock. Around here, it is code to use adhesive for ceilings along with screws. I also put on walls to cut down vibrations (media room). (PS. don't ask me how I feel about screws vs nails)
(subwoofer makes the closet doors rattle...)
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| said by cableties:Don't forget to put beads on Drywall adhesive on the joists/studs that meet the sheetrock. Around here, it is code to use adhesive for ceilings along with screws. I also put on walls to cut down vibrations (media room). (PS. don't ask me how I feel about screws vs nails)
(subwoofer makes the closet doors rattle...)
I would put on some adhesive if I did the job myself but it's not code so the pros won't do that. They just toss up screws ever 12 inches on walls and every 9 inches on ceilings.
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kudos:1 | said by Draiman: it's not code so the pros won't do that.
A real pro will do what the client specifies.
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| said by AVD:said by Draiman: it's not code so the pros won't do that.
A real pro will do what the client specifies. They'll gladly do overkill if your willing to pay. Who wouldn't do more if it made them more money? Even McD's is pushing to get you to upgrade from a Medium to a Large. Anything that empties your pocket into theirs! 
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Here, they have to put adhesive up as there was a lawsuit against several townhome builders where the ceiling sheetrock collapsed on owners. 'rockers used nails only-no screws.
I've had several nails get popped because of the "truss" floor flex. I got mad a the crappy Sears Shop vac, kicked it and threw it down (anger issue with the *%^^! wheels that won't roll) on bedroom subfloor (before new carpet...pulled out all nails and replaced with deck screws).
Next day, I am looking at living room ceiling and HOLY !!!!
(they only used nails...I went back and put fields of screws 1" off the nail heads, pulled nails out and filled).
When I remodeled the basement, the association contact told me to use adhesive and screws for ceilings. Stuff was cheap (case of liquid nails drywall adhesive big tubes). Since I was below grade, I did green sheets and screws.
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