Step 10:Use an eight-inch knife to apply several skim coats of joint compound over the repair, making each one slightly larger than the preceding one. Sand the final coat smooth with 220-grit sandpaper. Finish by rolling on a coat of primer, followed by two topcoats of paint. And note...
Spackling is used to fill small dents, dings and holes in your plaster or drywall surfaces. This is done prior to painting to rid the surface of blemishes. Spackling will often require more than one coat with some drying time in between. Prior to painting the spackling will need to be san...
Hanging drywall may sound complicated, but that doesn't have to be the case. Follow these step-by-step instructions and your installation will go smoothly.
The easiest way to patch drywall is with a ready made patch kit. They come in various sizes and are made of a thin metal square covered with self adhesive fiberglass mesh tape, with “wings” of tape protruding beyond the edges of the patch that stick to your wall. With these kits, al...
Wallpaper is hard to repair as seams will show. I needed to locate the plumbing and wall studs before going any further. Shower Leak Behind the Wall: Saw an Inspection Hole in the Drywall The small inspection hole (above) allowed me to reach inside and locate the wall studs and plumbing...
I'm about to install a 24" x 60" section of 1/2" drywall, to patch an area I cut away for access to make repairs. The bottom (long) and one side (short) edges of the patch will be hidden, but the top and left joints will be made mid-wall, and I'm worried that they'll ...
A vapor barrier is intended to keep water vapor or water molecules from passing through the barrier. Water vapor is a gas or "vapor". Plastic or polyethylene is a vapor barrier. The plastic sometimes used on the warm-side of building walls (on the wall interior under drywall in northern ...
What Does it Take to Be a Construction Worker? Drain Cleaning – How to Get Rid of Clogged Drains How Drywall Repair Can Improve the Look of Your Home Construction is an industry that reaches all parts of the economy. Every office building, hospital, school, and other structure we see or...
I suspect most artists follow this course, and I can’t fault those who do; there are only so many dollars to go around, and insurance can’t always be a top priority. Often, damage is repairable, and since you made the art you probably have the perfect skillset to repair it!
How to repair damaged drywall after wallpaper removal First of all, we should start by clearing up a myth: most drywall by itself is not smooth. When first putting up drywall, you screw it in place, tape the seams, and cover them with joint compound. But the paper covering the entire ...