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Dry wall/joint compound wall sufficient?
Comments (6)I had a contractor who added a laundry room to a house. He insisted on adding his "fancy" signature ceiling texture that he does with a thin layer of joint compound -- and then he told me to just leave it as it was, with no paint or anything. It's held up fine for years with occasional vacuuming. :) Just speculating, but I'd say that the problem with leaving just joint compound on walls would be the porosity... the ability to absorb moisture (and mildew as a result?), the inability to wash/clean them, and the fact that they'd scratch and dent easily without the protective layer of paint. However, I've never seen a problem with the ceiling in that laundry room, and if mildew was going to happen I guess it would happen there. Based on that, If it looks great as it is, I might just give a try to leaving it!...See MoreDrying Time-Pipe Joint Compound
Comments (14)While I don't want to incur the wrath of lazypup, the use of both tape and dope is widespread in the black pipe heating industry. I had a tiny drip leak last week between a new copper male adaptor and a brass valve, something uncommon when compared to steel pipe. I tightened it 3 times over 3 days and finally ended up taking the thing apart and doing it all over again yesterday. Hoping for the best today....See Morejoint compound product
Comments (12)Who's to say that he doesn't enjoy learning about the whole process and everyone's different opinions and why they think that way? Not everyone likes just a simple answer with no explanations. If you don't want to participate in a discussion, then just don't. If you'd like to explain why you think your answer is the 'best' then explain why you think that way. Don't start swearing at people because they don't agree with you. Plus, who's to say that this guy doesn't have some experience already and is wondering if there's a better way to do things? We're all assuming he's never done it before. Maybe he's had years of experience with the premix and just heard someone mention that there are better options out there, so he wrote a brief question to see what they might be. Listing the pros and cons of each method might help him. Or anyone else that stumbles upon this thread. Swearing at people helps no one. Guy asks a simple question. Next people are telling him to mix hot mud and learn how to do it. Then people 'beat' the answer to death. Actually I think I'm the only one that has actually suggested that he try the hot mud. So if anyone is beating an answer to death, it's the people are are telling him to just use the premix. ;) (That is being said with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek)...See MoreWhat kind of joint compound to cover plaster washers in old wall?
Comments (6)Try the bonding agent - adheres old plaster to new and gives some added assurance against re-cracking. My plaster guru made the good point that if its going to re-crack, then it will do so whether or not there is mesh over it and then its a major pita to get it off. I can testify to that - my house's PO did mesh tape a and then globbed finish plaster over it. It looked like giant scabs all over the wall, didnt prevent re-cracking, and taking it off added double the time to do the repairs. Mesh tape was made for drywall joints where theres that indentation that the tape sits in. Where she put big sheets of it over plaster washers, whole sheets failed and came off as a big chunk. I think not enough plaster gets through those tiny holes to really be able to adhere firmly to the old plaster....See MoreUser
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