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   Piffin | Oct 24, 2004 05:40pm | #1

   SKIM AND EVERY SINGLE JOINT IN THE WOOD WILL TELEGRAPH FOREVER, MAKING IT LOOK LIKE HELL.

   if you rock over it, the skimming will be three times as easy

    

    

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   aeetes | Oct 24, 2004 11:25pm | #3

   Thanks. My wife and I were leaning towards the drywall part.

   BTW, is that normal to "skim" after one rocks? We were planning on spraying texture after tape and mud, whatever way we choose.

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   Piffin | Oct 25, 2004 02:54am | #4

   Localy, it is, because plaster texture is preferred. 

    

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   aeetes | Oct 25, 2004 04:56pm | #5

   Thanks. Never done this so it will be interesting.

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   johnnyd | Oct 25, 2004 06:21pm | #6

   IMHO the only reason to do it yourself would be because it is interesting.  Drywalling and taping, I think, is at the top of the heap when it comes to value recieved for $ spent on hiring it out.  After you've lugged a few sheets around, missed or roughly cut a few electrical boxes, gone through a screw gun or two, taken xxx milligrams of ibuprofin...AND YOU'RE STILL NOT DONE, it won't seem so interesting anymore.

   If you have time, (and I've always wanted to do this) go to a construction site when they are hanging/taping sheetrock and watch an experienced crew do this.  Your main problem will be timing because they'll be done by the time you get there.  Then get a quote or two.

   But, if you really want to find out how interesting it is, I've got a few taping tools that I would let go cheap.

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   aeetes | Oct 25, 2004 10:08pm | #7

   Thanks.  And I would too; if we could afford it. It's been a nearly four year project - piece meal.....

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   ponytl | Oct 24, 2004 09:00pm | #2

   they make a plain wall paper material for this job...thicker than normal paper and finishes up pretty nice... might be cheaper and look ok

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