Questions tagged [mudding]
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How to mud painted wall to accommodate new lower baseboards
First time posting here.
I'm working on an old house, discarded old baseboards and repainted a few walls.
When about to put on new baseboards, I'm finding that my old baseboards were higher than the ...
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Drag marks when feathering joint compound
When I try to feather joint compound around the edges of my room I get what appear to be lines every half inch or so that seems to be drag marks. I'm using a clean 6" knife on the first coat, all ...
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Drywall Corner Order (inside/outside)
I have a section of drywall coming together around a doorway where an abutting wall joins with under 1.5" clearance.
I am not installing casing on the doorway but am installing corner bead on the ...
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Covering grout line behind shower edge trim
There is a 3/8" grout line behind the end trim of the new bathroom tile, how do I cover this, do I just float it with mud once I tape the joint?
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Fix bad mud job after knock down and ceiling paint applied
I messed up! We had a large hole about 3x4 feet we filled after removing some old tube lights. After mudding, I assumed I would not need to feather out as much because the knock down would cover it. 😬...
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Should I sand down the drywall or put more mud to even it out? [duplicate]
I mudded over some drywall seams but some of them are uneven and the mud is very thick in some areas. I thought they wouldn't look very obvious after painting but it looks awful. Now I'm not sure ...
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Can I use a sprayer to flatten wall texture?
Texture sprayers are common. Is there an analog for flat mudding? The use case is to cover over existing texture to get a [nearly?] flat result. It is tedious to mud wall after entire wall, so I'm ...
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Drywall Finish - Can an existing "Orange Peel" finish be upgraded or sanded to a "Smooth" finish?
Context: Renovating my house and would like all walls to have a "Smooth" finish.
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Is it possible to sand or mud the orange peel to create a smooth surface?
Should paint be removed ...
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Should taping prefill overlap be removed before taping?
When you prefill gaps in drywall, do you sand the excess that is on the wall outside of the gap completely off before applying tape and mud or will the new mud and tape adhere to the prefill?
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How can I fix my poor drywall mudding?
So... this was my first attempt at drywalling and I realized a little too late (after painted the first coat of paint/primer) that I did a very poor job.
I'd like to correct this issue and want to ...
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How to mud over a convex ridge in a wall?
When mudding a wall is there a way to handle a high ridge, where the wall is flat and smooth to both sides but the ridge stands higher than all the rest of the wall and the taping knife can rock ...
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Can I use a primer on drywall before taping and texturing, and does it need to be oil based?
We are remodeling and have exposed original drywall that was paneled over. The drywall has not been taped or textured, but eventually will be during the remodel. I don't know if it's because it was ...
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Wavy wall -what mud should I use to straighten it?
Do I use all purpose joint compound
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/cgc-sheetrock-all-purpose-drywall-compound-ready-mixed-2l-pail/1000113381
or I use Durabond 90 followed by all purpose coating ?
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How can I properly fix this existing drywall corner (ceiling to wall)?
In the picture below 1 and 2 are existing painted drywall sheets (2 resulted from the removal of the 3 sheet, I guess it was a fill in strip since 3 is 8' long). I did not remove 2 because I did not ...
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What is the name of the tool that the guy in this video is using to level up the mud on ceiling?
What is the name of the tool that the guy in this video is using to straighten up the ceiling?
https://youtu.be/YuUoZZ6v6MU?t=528
He is even indicating the name but I don't understand what he is ...
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1980s Houston area ceiling mud texture repair replicate? [duplicate]
I've asked on here and thought I had a solution but it wasn't a good match and I had to redo and start over. I now have a smooth ceiling again. I've tried so many times to replicate this pattern but ...
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How do I fix a crooked inside corner drywall line?
I recently removed a fireplace and added new drywalls to open areas that were behind the fireplace.
I also added drywall tape to the inside corners, and metal corner beads to the outside corner. Only ...
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Seeking input on popcorn ceiling removal
Cross post from HomeImprovement subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeImprovement/comments/gphjmr/seeking_input_on_popcorn_ceiling_removal/
So... somebody decided we should undertake the task of ...
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How to use hopper gun to apply drywall mud to walls in rental mobile home
I want to use a hopper gun to create a textured or splatter effect on mobile home drywalls. I have an air compressor and I need to know how to start applying the drywall mud to my walls? How many ...
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What should I do with leftover mud?
I always find myself holding a pan with one inch of leftover mud when I need to stop and come back later. Once I just left my taping knives in the pan. Big mistake. When I came back 4 hours later in ...
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Replacing drywall panels: butt or tapered edge?
When re-opening walls for plumbing, electrical changes I elected to remove whole drywall panels, when replacing these with new panels should I present a tapered edge to the previously finished edge? ...
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Used the wrong screws for sheetrock and screw marks are too visible. Any suggestions?
I used wrong screws for the drywall. I didn't realize that the screws are wrong until the job was done and I started to put mud on the walls. After putting the first layer and doing some sanding, I ...
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Judging quality of drywall workmanship
I am a new home owner. I recently had water damage to my house and needed to have the drywall in my ceilings stripped and replaced (first floor and basement). My contractor has completed the work but ...
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Is unpainted drywall with mud/joint compound dangerous to be around?
I know very little about drywall/home improvement, but this question is more less due to my health anxiety, which often drives me to worry about obscure things around me. I moved into my current ...
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How to join seams between hardiebacker and drywall in a corner?
I'm tackling a full bathroom drywall install for the first time and trying to make sure I don't make any unfixable mistakes. I am at the taping/mudding stage.
Based on my understanding, I can use ...
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How can I level a concrete floor in a basement room?
I have a room in the basement with a concrete floor that slopes 2" over 11 feet. It's finished in that it has drywall, but there is no flooring yet. I need to raise the floor to be level. The room ...
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Can I apply joint compound over drywall primed with PVA?
I hung drywall ceiling in my basement. I got impatient/lazy and decided to "finish" the project already by painting it with Kilz PVA Drywall Primer, even if the mudding & taping is not perfect yet....
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Should I buy dry compound mix and mix my own? Pros/Cons
Should I mix my own 'mud' (joint compound)? I'm trying to smooth out parts of my wall and also to cover some patched areas.
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How do I fix raised wall patch job?
The previous owner did a bad patch job all over the house. The patching is a lot higher than the rest of my wall. How do I go about fixing this?
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paper (tape) showing after sanding
After some initial sanding of a taped joint, the tape/paper is showing. It's sticking out and frayed, and still needs some sanding. What are my options for dealing with this? should I apply more mud ...
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Drywall mud differences for taping, or gaps?
Just wanting to hear a second opinion besides from friends. Are there any preferred products to use for taping versus filling screws and holes or gaps between sheets because framing is not square? I ...
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mud keeps drying and crumbling as i spread it on wall
i have mixed mud as close as possible to the correct consistency of cake frosting, and have studied many you tube videos to see what the pros do, but every time i apply the mud it seems to dry and ...
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What should I do about walls that are shiny and dull at same time?
Can anyone give me some reliable, good advise on fixing my bedroom walls. There were a lot of flaws when we bought house. Previously was painted over paper backing, mudding without sanding, and ...
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How can I repair a poor drywall taping job?
For my first-ever drywall taping attempt, I (predictably) messed up. Taped the walls (three coats), then added primer (two coats) and semi-gloss Behr paint (two coats). Reinstalled my lighting and ...
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Skim coating textured walls
We have plaster textured walls through out our entire house that are in good condition, but are just ugly. Is it ok to skim coat or is drywall a better solution. We are first timers doing our own ...
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Why little holes/dots when I apply joint compound?
I can't find answer anywhere, can somebody tell me why and how to avoid these little dots/holes when I spackle.
I also including the pic of the compound I'm using.
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How can I smooth out a poor drywall repair?
I am a new 1st time home owner. The house I purchased is an older home, and has had some "renovations".
The people who were there before me 'remodeled' the kitchen by taking out a wall that had ...
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How do I prepare a ceiling for restomping?
I had to cut access panels in the ceiling of a 7' x 11' room to make several plumbing repairs. The ceiling has the slapbrush/stomp texture:
I have patched the drywall and I plan on restomping the ...
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When finishing drywall, is it a common practice not to mud the bottom of horizontally-hung drywall?
I hung drywall horizontally in my bedroom and hired a company to mud and tape it so that I could prime and paint. As you know, drywall sheets are recessed along the edges in order to hold drywall ...
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Is it common for professional drywallers to tape narrow corners, but not mud over the tape if it's going to be covered with moulding?
Sorry to spam SE with questions relating to a job done by a company I hired to finish the project in my room, but some things seem very questionable to me.
In the below pics you will see a narrow ...
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Will grid-lines in textured ceilings show through paint?
We just finished texturing our ceilings with a knock-down texture, however the following day we noticed wide grid-lines in the ceiling everywhere we taped and mudded. We did not prime/seal the ...