Taping the Drywall

This is easily my least favorite part of any remodeling project.   Turning those nice sheets of drywall into a finished surface ready for paint is a tedious, messy job.  First you have to put some joint compound down and then embed the paper tape.  Then you have to cover the tape, and the screws with a few coats of compound.  Ohh and unless you’re really good you have to sand it after each coat.   Which puts a nice coat of white dust throughout your entire house.  It sounds easy enough, and doing it for a small area is pretty easy.   Scale it up to a whole room though, and its a pain, particualrly when half of its on the ceiling.

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One Response to Taping the Drywall

  1. Gene says:

    Dry wet sanding. Basically use a damp sponge to smooth things out. It won’t work on really big bumps, but it’s a lot less messy than the traditional approach.

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