Questions tagged [drywall-mud]
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Fixing drywall paper damage [duplicate]
I’m working on some renovations in my kitchen and there is some serious drywall damage beside where the old cabinet was.
I am wanting to permanently remove the cabinet and want to fix the wall to be ...
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How do I fix these drywall corners?
My handyman got sick and bailed halfway through a small drywall project. He put corner beads in, but the outside corners are pretty rough. Do I just sand these or do they need another layer of mud?
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Was this old drywall mud that chipped off the ceiling?
We had a roof leak a while back which I noticed when the ceiling paint started to bulge and bubble downward. I immediately pinpricked it and the water came out of the hole that I made.
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Tips on using fibafuse for drywall repair
I had a long gash in the drywall from one of my kids dragging something across it. I filled the gash with joint compound.
Doesn't look too bad. But I also have some Fibafuse and I hear good things ...
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How can I fix a hole in my drywall around the corner bead?
Damage was done to the drywall near the bullnose corner bead which created a hole and caused the area on and around the corner bead to crack. The drywall behind the right side of the corner bead no ...
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Bathroom wall, painted CMU, drywall, and tile meet. Add with drywall or skim coat?
the cmu wall in my bathroom meets drywall.
How should I proceed for a smooth finish?
3 “issues”:
Current wall isn’t perfectly level (see temporary baseboard)
How to handle it joining the tile
Cmu is ...
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How to get paint and joint compound odors out of my house? [duplicate]
My drywall has been finished again and the smell is somehow terrible this time. Before it went away pretty quickly but now it's horrid, so any tips on how to get rid of this smell? Or will it go away ...
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How can I get the odor of joint compound out of my house?
The drywall in my house has recently been finished and I've noticed that there are some bad smells in the house and my head's been hurting.
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Why is my wall primer pulling off as I apply a skim coat?
I've been skimming over painted walls in our bathroom. I sanded, wash this area with tsp, and primed with BIN. After my second coat dried, some areas have bubbled and cause the all purpose drywall mud ...
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Detaching mud on ceiling, what todo?
I have a ceiling (house from 1956) that was mudded and primed 2 years ago. This was done on top of a new paint job.
The ceiling had originally "popcorn" structure and was mudded flat. ...
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How to smooth old very textured drywall
There’s one room in my house that has textured walls that isn't uniform; they just slapped a bunch of joint compound all over the room and did nothing to smooth it out. The paint on top was chipped ...
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Can a painted wall be resurfaced with mud to remove texture without flaking
Can a painted wall be resurfaced with mud to remove texture without flaking down the road?
Has anyone had this done successfully?
I have textured walls and want to make them flat. Contractor states ...
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Will drywall mud bond to oil-based primer?
Will drywall mud bond to oil primer? We just removed a recessed ironing board from a wall in the kitchen. The surrounding walls have oil paint, and we want to prime that surrounding area before ...
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How to mud over areas where old trim was?
I have a small alcove in an old house. It had wood trim that been painted over like 10 times, as well as the walls. I removed the wood trim and am considering the next step.
Would it be feasible to ...
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How can I repair this drywall joint before taping the seam?
Long story short, a contractor did a poor job of taping all the seems on my living room ceiling. They used mesh tape and every seem cracked within the first 6 months. I've removed the mesh tape and ...
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Can I level a floor with joint compound?
I am working on a house that has been lifted 7 feet in the air. What it looks like is that they leveled the out side perimeter but when they put the post in the middle of the house they didn't check ...
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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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Need to fix drywall - ceiling speaker mounts not flush
New construction home, builder allowed me to install ceiling speaker mounts prior to drywalling. I returned after drywall was installed, and because the mounts didn’t allow the drywall to sit flush, ...
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Closing a gap in a thick wall with drywall
I'm trying to close a gap in the wall with drywall.
Since the wall is so thick (25cm) it's too expensive to fill it all up with insulation.
In addition, there are no 25cm metal studs I can easily buy....
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How to fix ceiling/wall joint after popcorn texture removal
Removed the popcorn, and the joints are in bad shape now. Guessing from the mud residue when it was scraped. enter image description here
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Smoothing out a painted cinder block wall [closed]
The basement walls of my recently-built cabin were constructed of cinder blocks which were then painted by the builder. The mortar joints were not done neatly, and the wall is quite rough and uneven. ...
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Should I use durabond compound (20 or 45 minutes) to patch drywall large holes?
I have a few drywall holes that I need to repair, ranging in size from approximately 1 inch to 2 inches. I also intend to re-screw in the same locations.
My question is: Since Durabond compound ...
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Adjustable Receptacle Box - Drywall Bulging
I’m new to all things drywall. I’m using adjustable boxes for electrical switches and outlets in the bathrooms and kitchen where the finish will be tile.
I’m getting a bulge where the mounting bracket ...
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mud/paint wearing off
This is a follow up question to
meshed tape exposed on sanding
One year after the above job was completed (apply mud and sanding and painting), I see this happening. The mud/paint which was applied is ...
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What is the proper way fill a void in drywall finish along a shower?
I found that the masking tape was embedded in the mud between skim coat and original texture when I removed it. What is the best way to fix this? Can I use caulking on the smaller parts and skim the ...
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Is drywall "mud" a reasonable fire-retardant coating for foam?
My child's basement walls have been sprayed with foam insulation. The home inspector says it is highly flammable (some web sites call it solid gasoline) and must be covered with fire retardant paint ($...
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Are small(ish) internal fractures at seams of drywall something to be concerned about?
I'm framing a door and putting up new drywall, and I was wondering whether small internal cracks at the seams are an issue. I'm not sure if I'm referring to them correctly, if not let me know.
For ...
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I used 45 minute medium set. Can I use drywall mud to “finish” it?
I used a 45 minute medium compound instead of drywall mud. I realized my mistake and have tried to scrape it off. It now looks terrible.
Can I now used the drywall mud to smooth it out?
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What are these marks in my skim coat and how do I deal with them?
I've been trying to skim coat a room in my house using all-purpose mud (the green lid) that I have watered down. The tools I've tried to put the mud on are a roller then using a 12" taping knife ...
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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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Joint compound or spackle? [closed]
Not sure which of the two I should be using to fix these chips/damages. Which one is better to use on something like this ?
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How to determine if drywall crack is from old tape
I'm trying to determine if this crack, recently painted over, is from a bad drywall tape job. The house is old (built 1959) and the crack seems to have occurred along the border of ceiling drywall ...
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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 could I repair this drywall crack that is next to the tub so that this won’t happen again? [closed]
I want to repair this so it doesn’t happen again, how would I do that?
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Should I prime old exposed plaster before repairing it?
Paint peeled in a few areas I'm assuming from bad prep many years back, and no primer. Should I go ahead and sand/prime these areas before mudding and repairing? The exposed plaster is super slick and ...
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Priming a spackled drywall hole
I have filled a hole in my wall with joint compound. The hole is about 3 or 4 inches wide, and part of the drywall had ripped out. I had to fill it twice, with a lot of sanding because i just couldn’t ...
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Which is the best way to cut holes in drywall to run/fish new electrical wires (Romex) behind walls? [closed]
I need to decide which is the best way to cut holes into drywall to run new Romex wire down and across a wall(s) (between studs). There are many ways, but I have narrowed it to three options: cut a ...
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What's the REAL purpose of paper tape on drywall? [duplicate]
I've seen many arguments use this tape use this joint-compound do this do that.
So from what I can tell with my very limited experience it would appear that tape just helps prolong the life of what is ...
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Help restoring old wood beam please!
I am in the process of trying to uncover an original beam in my 120 year old home. The beam appears to have been painted (possibly twice), then covered in drywall mud, then painted again. It's tested ...
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Skim-coating LVL beam
I have an LVL beam which I would like to skim-coat with drywall mud. My drywall guy is unsure whether that will be a durable solution and is recommending 1/4" drywall.
What's the general ...
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How can I tell whether a brand of drywall mud is lightweight?
Even though the label on this product says it's "conventional weight", is it considered to be lightweight?
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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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Water spots on drywall [duplicate]
I have water and mildew damage on my ceiling. The ceiling is drywall. What’s the best method of repair for this situation?
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Is it possible to change right angle corners to round corner beads?
We have 90 degree angle corners everywhere. After removing the cheap white plastic corner protectors the corners show damage.
Rather than patching it with drywall mud to an exact right angles, can I ...
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How to smooth out uneven drywall?
I'm working to refinish a room and found that the wall underneath a window juts out, likely from a new window installation by the previous owner. I want to make it smooth before painting; what’s the ...
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Did my painter do a bad job making the ceiling flat after removing popcorn ceiling?
I recently found a painter and got my popcorn ceiling removed. That ceiling is 70s concrete, so painter has to fill it with plaster instead of scraping popcorn texture off. After the job done, he skim ...
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How to texture match this 1987 drywall ceiling?
Home was built in Houston metro area in 1987. I replaced drywall in ceiling and haven't seen any examples of this specific ceiling texture. Other homes in the neighborhood also have it. I need to ...
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Sequence of Insulation (attic) and drywall finishing
My question is about what is typical / expected on new construction. I have done a lot of remodels (over a dozen) in my life but this is my first 100%, new construction.
Contractor is insisting we ...
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Should you tape drywall with EasySand?
I've heard mixed reviews about bucket mud (All Purpose, Plus3), so I thought I'd look at bags.
However, there is no bagged All Purpose at any big box near me, so I am left with EasySand 45/90. Since ...
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Is this substance drywall joint compound?
I need to get a sample of some drywall joint compound for asbestos testing in a house I'm renovating. I pulled away some of the base boards in the corner and found something that I believe to be joint ...
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