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Drywall hanging job: do we let the team proceed with taping + mudding or do we stop work? Just deciding how worried (ang...
08/11/2025

Drywall hanging job: do we let the team proceed with taping + mudding or do we stop work? Just deciding how worried (angry?) we should be. Thanks!

Paint peeling off the wall like a plastic sheet! Best way to fix? Newly purchased house. Went to remove a stuck-on light...
08/10/2025

Paint peeling off the wall like a plastic sheet! Best way to fix? Newly purchased house. Went to remove a stuck-on light strip and the paint came with it!

The paint we’re removing it coming away in stretchy strips or patches, and underneath is a slightly soft white layer of what looks like paint, if you gently scrape it you can see the colour of plaster underneath. We assume this white layer is paint that was applied to bare plaster.

Do we peel the rest of the paint off and sand the entire room back to plaster, or can we seal the white paint layer for repainting somehow without sanding it all?

First time hanging drywall. Will there be problems taping/mudding for the next guy? (I am the next guy)
08/09/2025

First time hanging drywall. Will there be problems taping/mudding for the next guy? (I am the next guy)

Help! Taping. How do I go about taping this? It was originally taped but was too high and the tape was removed.
08/08/2025

Help! Taping. How do I go about taping this? It was originally taped but was too high and the tape was removed.

Skim Coat Chatter/Skitter Marks. First off, I'm an amateur. In attempt to slowly de-90-fy our home, I've applied my seco...
08/08/2025

Skim Coat Chatter/Skitter Marks. First off, I'm an amateur. In attempt to slowly de-90-fy our home, I've applied my second coat of skim to a painted orange-peel textured wall. I can not get rid of these horizontal chatter marks; I think they're now worse after the second coat!

My method has been:

Thin out USG Plus 3 compound by adding water and mixing well until the consistency of yogurt.

Apply using a paint roller vertically; top to bottom.

Use a 24 inch drywall skimming blade to removed excess compound.

Let dry for 24 hours.

Lightly scrape away major bumps/lines with 6 inch blade.

Apply second coat.

Am I applying too much pressure and taking too much compound off?

Worth the $2,000? Yes, yes it absolutely was worth it. I feel like I got a steal just wanted to gloat.
08/06/2025

Worth the $2,000? Yes, yes it absolutely was worth it. I feel like I got a steal just wanted to gloat.

Thoughts on what has happened here? I can’t find any leaks or water evidence above in the attic. It’s been very dry here...
08/06/2025

Thoughts on what has happened here? I can’t find any leaks or water evidence above in the attic. It’s been very dry here for the past few months. This wall was just put up about a year ago so it’s pretty new. The section is just slightly indented in & just appeared a few days ago.

Can you tell me what my wall is made of? Long story how this happened and it's beside the point, but I've always wondere...
08/05/2025

Can you tell me what my wall is made of? Long story how this happened and it's beside the point, but I've always wondered what our walls are made of in our 1950 house (we live in eastern new england). Now I can see the walls but not sure what this is called.

I don't love these walls anyway, and would love to have them converted to something else. Drywall? And maybe have insulation added behind the new walls?

Sorry if this is in the wrong subreddit -- I know the mods here are strict, but I don't know where else to post this.

What to add to top of stairs?
08/04/2025

What to add to top of stairs?

Interior wall crack after neighbour’s building work – structural or cosmetic? We live in a Victorian terrace, and our ne...
08/04/2025

Interior wall crack after neighbour’s building work – structural or cosmetic? We live in a Victorian terrace, and our neighbours just had French doors installed at the back of their house—on the other side of this wall. During installation, this crack appeared. They also had damp proofing work done, and quite a bit of drilling was involved.

I spoke to the installer seemed friendly, said he’d come have a look, but never did.

What now?

Is this just plaster or something structural?

The crack looks deep, and there’s visible displacement in places.

The area affected is pretty wide.

I tapped around and it’s hollow in spots so at least the plaster is loose, maybe more.

Should I:

Get a structural engineer or a surveyor out?

Try claiming on the builder’s insurance (they were a windows/doors company)?

Just get it repaired myself to avoid the hassle?

I’ve got no issue with the neighbours just want to do the right thing. Any advice appreciated.

How do I properly baby proof these stairs? I feel like what we ended up doing may have made the situation even more dang...
08/03/2025

How do I properly baby proof these stairs? I feel like what we ended up doing may have made the situation even more dangerous with the way that the top of the gate is in line with the top of a step…

Any advice as to what to do to prevent us from breaking ourselves?

“Oh its about 20ft in the air” Customer called asking about a ceiling repair and it’s the dimensions located about an ho...
08/03/2025

“Oh its about 20ft in the air” Customer called asking about a ceiling repair and it’s the dimensions located about an hour away. Luckily I’ve learned to follow up with “do you happen to know about the height of the ceiling” that tends to make a difference 🥴

Who’s got a good ballpark? I’m thinking $2200. 2 hrs prep with tear down.

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