Tips and tricks for fixing damaged drywall? The home repair DIY thread.

Unnk

Unnk

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Winter Woman said:
I'm not a pro, I have to prime. To be honest, whenever I do a drywall job at home I call my brother to fix my fixes. He is just like you can almost do it in his sleep.
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i hear yah

my freinds find it crazy when i tell them i can work unless i have my 2 hooters in the mornin lol

they always say you do contract work like that?

i say i cant work unless that happens my aspergers takes me into lala land if i dont
 
chronichaze

chronichaze

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Geez there is some bad ideas in this thread. Taping/mudding is not rocket science. Like I said before 3 coats will be fine as mud shrinks. Sand it off. Peel off any paint beforehand soo there is no chips in your mud. If you have bigger holes use Fiber tape(like a netting tape). Fill it in and put the fiber tape accross. After 2 more coats you will not even notice the hole or the tape. If you have bigger holes I would suggest at least a 6 inch putty knife or a trowel.

Also lol Someone had read drop ceilings and thought someone actually dropped a ceiling. This made me lol
 
neosapien

neosapien

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chronichaze said:
Geez there is some bad ideas in this thread. Taping/mudding is not rocket science. Like I said before 3 coats will be fine as mud shrinks. Sand it off. Peel off any paint beforehand soo there is no chips in your mud. If you have bigger holes use Fiber tape(like a netting tape). Fill it in and put the fiber tape accross. After 2 more coats you will not even notice the hole or the tape. If you have bigger holes I would suggest at least a 6 inch putty knife or a trowel.

Also lol Someone had read drop ceilings and thought someone actually dropped a ceiling. This made me lol
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Lol, the only bad idea I heard was yours<><><> Leave dust on the wall? In no way will that help with anything besides having a bumpy wall.
 
chronichaze

chronichaze

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neosapien said:
Lol, the only bad idea I heard was yours<><><> Leave dust on the wall? In no way will that help with anything besides having a bumpy wall.
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Lol well you have obviously never did drywall or sanded any work. The dust is soo small you would never notice for one. There is an abundance of dust and to get all of the dust off your walls before you paint is impossible. Sorry since I drywall for a living and get paid good money then my word doesnt matter I guess. I was just trying to help. You will not have a bumpy wall if you prime over a little bit of the dust. And also I wasn't trying to offend anyone by saying bad ideas. I was pretty much just trying to point out that they are not right.
 
Unnk

Unnk

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chronichaze said:
Lol well you have obviously never did drywall or sanded any work. The dust is soo small you would never notice for one. There is an abundance of dust and to get all of the dust off your walls before you paint is impossible. Sorry since I drywall for a living and get paid good money then my word doesnt matter I guess. I was just trying to help. You will not have a bumpy wall if you prime over a little bit of the dust. And also I wasn't trying to offend anyone by saying bad ideas. I was pretty much just trying to point out that they are not right.
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lol im guessing you pick lots of dustpaintballs out your rollers/paint brushes

dust will cause an annoyance and a poor stick to the wall

ive done several walls in my life and ill tell you this if i didnt do a dust wipe i would have had a heart attack at the annoyance

your a cut corner contracter

you dont lather primer onto dust not even for sake of hte paint job for sheer efficiency

for all the time you think your saving with priming over the dust and picking out dust balls that you just wipe the wall down
 
Unnk

Unnk

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chronichaze said:
Geez there is some bad ideas in this thread. Taping/mudding is not rocket science. Like I said before 3 coats will be fine as mud shrinks. Sand it off. Peel off any paint beforehand soo there is no chips in your mud. If you have bigger holes use Fiber tape(like a netting tape). Fill it in and put the fiber tape accross. After 2 more coats you will not even notice the hole or the tape. If you have bigger holes I would suggest at least a 6 inch putty knife or a trowel.

Also lol Someone had read drop ceilings and thought someone actually dropped a ceiling. This made me lol
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the bad idea's coming from you

leaving a empty hole is DUMB the moisture during the season change cause a bubble out

you shouldnt have to sand mcuh at all if at all if your doing things right
 
neosapien

neosapien

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chronichaze said:
Lol well you have obviously never did drywall or sanded any work. The dust is soo small you would never notice for one. There is an abundance of dust and to get all of the dust off your walls before you paint is impossible. Sorry since I drywall for a living and get paid good money then my word doesnt matter I guess. I was just trying to help. You will not have a bumpy wall if you prime over a little bit of the dust. And also I wasn't trying to offend anyone by saying bad ideas. I was pretty much just trying to point out that they are not right.
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Word up, I too was not trying to offend you. I don't do drywall for a living but have done plenty of it. Alittle dust is unavoidable but If you leave too much dust on the walls the dust is going to clump together into balls inlaid in the paint.
 
neosapien

neosapien

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Unnk said:
lol im guessing you pick lots of dustpaintballs out your rollers/paint brushes

dust will cause an annoyance and a poor stick to the wall

ive done several walls in my life and ill tell you this if i didnt do a dust wipe i would have had a heart attack at the annoyance

your a cut corner contracter

you dont lather primer onto dust not even for sake of hte paint job for sheer efficiency

for all the time you think your saving with priming over the dust and picking out dust balls that you just wipe the wall down
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lol, its like we're the same person today!
 
chronichaze

chronichaze

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I am not a painter but I have painted quite a few homes as a side job. I didnt mean you just go in and prime the house. You still have to do a dust wipe, but you do not have to get every last bit of dust off the walls. All I do for a dust wipe is take a flat broom and wipe off the ceiling and then the walls, vacuum up the dust on the floors and Im ready to start priming
 
hsaom

hsaom

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Unnk said:
the bad idea's coming from you

leaving a empty hole is DUMB the moisture during the season change cause a bubble out

you shouldnt have to sand mcuh at all if at all if your doing things right
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Its obvious you dont know what you talking about
That is what the mesh tape is made for...So a hole the size of a quarter should be torn out and s/r reintalled?
Maybe it bubbled out on you because the hole wasnt prepped right to begin with...anything loose must come off
 
Unnk

Unnk

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dude mesh tape alone is not a stopper i said this before and if you read before i work as a contractor

any contractor fills the hole THEN MESH TAPES

edit ps

im sure my commercial clients love that i leave bubbles in their walls

get real dude

any hole over a quarter inch needs to be filled it will either dimple or bubble out plain and simple
 
hsaom

hsaom

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Unnk said:
dude mesh tape alone is not a stopper i said this before and if you read before i work as a contractor

any contractor fills the hole THEN MESH TAPES

edit ps

im sure my commercial clients love that i leave bubbles in their walls

get real dude

any hole over a quarter inch needs to be filled it will either dimple or bubble out plain and simple
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Ok but I dont get how it bubbles out
I do this stuff everyday
I guess if you use regular mud and go back to the job for each step then you would have what you say
 
Total Head

Total Head

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chronichaze said:
Geez there is some bad ideas in this thread. Taping/mudding is not rocket science. Like I said before 3 coats will be fine as mud shrinks. Sand it off. Peel off any paint beforehand soo there is no chips in your mud. If you have bigger holes use Fiber tape(like a netting tape). Fill it in and put the fiber tape accross. After 2 more coats you will not even notice the hole or the tape. If you have bigger holes I would suggest at least a 6 inch putty knife or a trowel.

Also lol Someone had read drop ceilings and thought someone actually dropped a ceiling. This made me lol
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i'm pretty sure that was a joke. i lol'd as well.
 
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