Comments on: Drywall and Paint http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/ Seeking Wisdom, Washing Dishes Wed, 16 May 2012 19:10:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: matthew dow http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-42778 matthew dow Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:05:22 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-42778 some times sheet rockers skip studs. why because they would put a big bow in the wall. they dont get payed enough to make sure every stud is perfect!!! that is the framers responsiablity. as usall they will blame the drywaller ...or how about this one the insalatter puts the insalation on the outside of the studs and over stuffs them. i dont care how many screws you put in the sheetrock on the ceilings your going to get pops. eventully your going to see the seams in the ceiling because of this. again not the finishers fault . i know the cause and effect of every aspect of drywall. some times sheet rockers skip studs. why because they would put a big bow in the wall. they dont get payed enough to make sure every stud is perfect!!! that is the framers responsiablity. as usall they will blame the drywaller …or how about this one the insalatter puts the insalation on the outside of the studs and over stuffs them. i dont care how many screws you put in the sheetrock on the ceilings your going to get pops. eventully your going to see the seams in the ceiling because of this. again not the finishers fault . i know the cause and effect of every aspect of drywall.

]]> By: matthew dow http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-42777 matthew dow Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:47:57 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-42777 i have been a drywall finisher for over 23yrs.i can finish over 10,ooo sq ft of drywall by hand meaning no power tools ()depending on the style of the home) by my self in usally 4 days. as far as im concerned we are all perfectionist in this field of trade if your not you shouldnt be doing it. you would be taking work away from the true pro. when you get as good as i am there is very little mess . what does bother me is the fact no one wants to pay for a pro. its like buying a pair of shoes you get what you pay for. unless its done buy some one like me meaning that its only done one way and thats the right way. my question to you is why dont people want to pay for the best when what i do for a living is seen by the home owner on a daily bases. but they will pay for a plumber whos work is covered up. (still finishing americas dream dow drywall) thank you matthew dow i have been a drywall finisher for over 23yrs.i can finish over 10,ooo sq ft of drywall by hand meaning no power tools ()depending on the style of the home) by my self in usally 4 days. as far as im concerned we are all perfectionist in this field of trade if your not you shouldnt be doing it. you would be taking work away from the true pro. when you get as good as i am there is very little mess . what does bother me is the fact no one wants to pay for a pro. its like buying a pair of shoes you get what you pay for. unless its done buy some one like me meaning that its only done one way and thats the right way. my question to you is why dont people want to pay for the best when what i do for a living is seen by the home owner on a daily bases. but they will pay for a plumber whos work is covered up. (still finishing americas dream dow drywall) thank you matthew dow

]]> By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22101 Jen Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:34:47 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22101 <b>Wickle</b>, 30 gallons. Wow. Eagle Scout. Impressive. I wonder what happens to paint after sitting in a can for nearly 20 years? Wickle, 30 gallons. Wow. Eagle Scout. Impressive. I wonder what happens to paint after sitting in a can for nearly 20 years?

]]> By: Wickle http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22098 Wickle Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:12:31 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22098 "When you’re ready to start painting buy a gallon or quart of every color you intend to use." ... UGGH! Truer words were never spoken! At least, not in terms of painting walls. My parents' church still has close to 30 gallons of an excessively-sterile-looking white paint that I got when I was working on my Eagle Scout project 18 years ago. We painted two or three entire rooms before anyone looked at the walls to realize that the walls were glaring white. “When you’re ready to start painting buy a gallon or quart of every color you intend to use.”

… UGGH! Truer words were never spoken!

At least, not in terms of painting walls. My parents’ church still has close to 30 gallons of an excessively-sterile-looking white paint that I got when I was working on my Eagle Scout project 18 years ago. We painted two or three entire rooms before anyone looked at the walls to realize that the walls were glaring white.

]]> By: Jen http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22094 Jen Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:16:55 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22094 <b>Renae</b>, I have some touch-up to do, come on over! <b>Tipper</b>, oh my, that's a nice lesson learned the hard way! That would drive me nuts having to look at a glob of dried up mud everyday. <b>Jane</b>, I agree, hire a drywaller!! We didn't even think twice about that particular expenditure. <b>Mrs. Darling</b>, that lovely yellow is the color the girls chose for their bedroom, and a different shade of yellow is in all the bathrooms. <b>Julie</b>, go yellow! Hmm, that's one of the Oregon Duck colors, are you okay with that? :-) Do tell about the house on the market...there must be a story here. Renae, I have some touch-up to do, come on over!

Tipper, oh my, that’s a nice lesson learned the hard way! That would drive me nuts having to look at a glob of dried up mud everyday.

Jane, I agree, hire a drywaller!! We didn’t even think twice about that particular expenditure.

Mrs. Darling, that lovely yellow is the color the girls chose for their bedroom, and a different shade of yellow is in all the bathrooms.

Julie, go yellow! Hmm, that’s one of the Oregon Duck colors, are you okay with that? :-)

Do tell about the house on the market…there must be a story here.

]]> By: Julie http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22093 Julie Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:46:25 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22093 Yellow is our color too! Lots of sun inside the house at outside the house that way! What a monstrousity of a house. Can't wait to see it. We, on the other hand, pretty much decided we'd never survive a remodel or fixer-upper. It's overwhelming me that yesterday we decided to put our house on the market (what market? you say! Who knows! I say. ) www.runninggalinsights.blogspot.com Yellow is our color too! Lots of sun inside the house at outside the house that way! What a monstrousity of a house. Can’t wait to see it. We, on the other hand, pretty much decided we’d never survive a remodel or fixer-upper. It’s overwhelming me that yesterday we decided to put our house on the market (what market? you say! Who knows! I say. )

http://www.runninggalinsights.blogspot.com

]]> By: mrs darling http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22086 mrs darling Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:19:07 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22086 Lookin good. Love that yellow but then Im partial to yellow! Lookin good. Love that yellow but then Im partial to yellow!

]]> By: Jane http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22085 Jane Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:02:12 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22085 We were so thankful that we decided to actually hire drywaller to come do our house- there are many nooks and crannies upstairs- even the drywallers were hating it by the time they were done. It was worth the money we spent. We also got them to spray a primer everywhere, except we didn't cover our windows, and I am still scraping off paint! My hubby did the basement later on and then we hired a drywaller to come do the mudding and sanding. You are at an exciting stage- paint adds a lot of personality! We were so thankful that we decided to actually hire drywaller to come do our house- there are many nooks and crannies upstairs- even the drywallers were hating it by the time they were done. It was worth the money we spent. We also got them to spray a primer everywhere, except we didn’t cover our windows, and I am still scraping off paint! My hubby did the basement later on and then we hired a drywaller to come do the mudding and sanding.

You are at an exciting stage- paint adds a lot of personality!

]]> By: Tipper http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22084 Tipper Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:03:10 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22084 The sheetrockers dropped a piece of mud on one of my shower stalls-that was 12 years ago-it is still on there! So I agree you should make sure everything is taped up and covered. The sheetrockers dropped a piece of mud on one of my shower stalls-that was 12 years ago-it is still on there! So I agree you should make sure everything is taped up and covered.

]]> By: Renae http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/18/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22081 Renae Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:58:05 +0000 http://www.diaryof1.com/2008/06/15/drywall-and-paint/#comment-22081 How exciting! My dear friends are building a house and they are finally putting up the drywall. I can't wait to help them paint! How exciting! My dear friends are building a house and they are finally putting up the drywall. I can’t wait to help them paint!

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