Would you be happy with this drywall texture?
Skyangel23
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Comments (5)MS used to have a contract with Sherwin Williams. I used a couple of her colors three years ago when the house was completed. (The paint contractor refused to use any other paint. I love Farrow and Ball paints, but he would not use them, even if I bought and provided them.) MS no longer works with SW, but most SW stores will still mix up those colors, if you know what to request. They do not display the MS colors anymore. Now MS has contracts with some other vendors and has different colors. Someone posted a link to a source for samples of her old colors several months ago. I can't find it, but I hope that person will see this. Don't drywall muds vary in color, though?...See MoreWWYD? Asbestos in drywall joint compound and texturing
Comments (18)Hi, I just read this and wanted to give you a little reassurance. I live in Denver too and I can tell you that your issue is the norm here, not the exception. If your house was built in Denver during that time, it is going to have asbestos in the texture and joint compound. The last owner probably didn't know because they didn't have the same rules for testing before doing remodeling work back then. Or they did know and didn't disclose it to you. But it would cost you a lot of time and expense to prove it. The important thing is to not freak out. There are lots of homes in Denver that are in the same boat. We are in a super tight housing market here and your home is probably still very desirable. If you sold right now, you would probably take no hit what so ever. I friend of mine just listed their home with asbestos and led paint in Denver for 1.5 million. Just be sure when you disclose it, that you keep your disclosure brief and include that the areas that tested positive for asbestos were professionally removed and remediated. Something like: "Asbestos was found in the kitchen area during a remodel and was professionally removed and remediated." Our disclosure forms in Colorado include a box that says "I don't know" if you really don't know for sure if there is asbestos in other areas of the house because they have not been tested, check the "I don't know box" for asbestos on the disclosure. Then write in "Asbestos was found and professionally removed from the kitchen during a remodel." Then you are providing all the facts and leaving it up to the potential buyer if they want to do additional testing after they purchase the home or do any remodeling. But seriously, don't feel bad. Your home is still great....See MoreDisappointed with ceiling drywall texture - 'hand texture'
Comments (4)If you do some digging, you'll find that texture is a very regional thing. Orange peel is pretty 'downscale' here in the Rockies: every house had it 30 years ago, so people doing new homes want something different. I've never seen one called 'hand' texture, but 'imperfect trowel' sounds similar. It's 'not quite smooth' with some areas showing quite a bit of texture, others almost none. Its quite the rage round here-- even I'm going to use it, despite an severe alergy to all things trendy. Has kind of an aged look. The other big trend is smooth [standard in some regions, an upcharge here]. Costs more so it must be better. No, that's not fair: I find it boring, but a lot of folks feel any texture at all just too busy....See MoreCan we talk drywall texture and paint sheen?
Comments (15)I am in Cleveland. When I have seen non-smooth drywall surfaces, I think to myself, "what are they hiding? What a shame". I personally hate how it looks. Smooth is much more sophisticated and "normal". We had that trowel plastered look at our old house and I absolutely hated it. It was in the attic at my Mom's house to hide the drywall joints and I hated it. My friends house has it all up the stairs and I hate it. A decent drywall person should be able to make smooth walls for you. Ceilings are another story, but any drywall person worth their dithers should be able to make a decently smooth wall!!! It's fairly common in older houses to not have "perfect" walls. Ceilings often have a swirly pattern, I don't see flat too often. Our kitchen ceiling is flat but the rest of the ceilings are swirlies. I personally prefer Satin for walls and Semi-Gloss for painted trim. I *hate* eggshell and flat - I find them to be difficult to clean, they are dirt magnets, and I don't particularly care for the look of them. And I don't like how they feel. I think Satin is a nice compromise between shininess and flatness. JMO, of course....See MoreSkyangel23
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