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What do we see wrong here? First time I’ve seen this in the wild.
08/01/2025

What do we see wrong here? First time I’ve seen this in the wild.

Need help matching this texture. Tried crows foot roller and a crows foot stomp brush looks to be rolled then stomped th...
08/01/2025

Need help matching this texture. Tried crows foot roller and a crows foot stomp brush looks to be rolled then stomped then knocked down?

Freshly primed and ready for what’s next. Proud of the process, not just the result.
07/31/2025

Freshly primed and ready for what’s next. Proud of the process, not just the result.

Hey! I just bought a house and it has walls that look like these. I think the previous homeowner tried to be “creative” ...
07/30/2025

Hey! I just bought a house and it has walls that look like these. I think the previous homeowner tried to be “creative” with these swirls. They do chip off but does anyone have any ideas or recommendations to remove these? Thanks!!

How would you close this vertical space? I completed a shower remodel and have this very narrow space to close up. This ...
07/30/2025

How would you close this vertical space? I completed a shower remodel and have this very narrow space to close up. This is where the old shower ended as well and it had drywall before that was very cracked and went over the tub.

I’m curious if I need special materials since 1) it’s a corner space 2) it connects to schluter trim and 3) ends (or covers) a porcelain tub.

I’m open to creative solutions as well such as a waterproof laminate/wood trim, or other ideas. Thanks in advance!

Why is my walls doing this?
07/30/2025

Why is my walls doing this?

What to do with (formerly exterior) painted brick wall? Had a small mudroom and garage added. Pictures show the one area...
07/29/2025

What to do with (formerly exterior) painted brick wall? Had a small mudroom and garage added. Pictures show the one area where the new wall meets the old exterior wall of the house (where the door into the rest of the house was added). As you can see there's a small area (about 4-5" wide to the right and bottom of the doorframe, plus a narrow strip about 1" wide above it) where the old painted brick exterior is still showing; it's not in great shape, the paint is peeling in a few places etc.

There's also a little gap where the framing/drywall of the new wall meets the old exterior wall.

The new drywall is going to be primed/painted. But what should I do with 1) the little gap and 2) the painted brick portion?

A couple of ideas - for the gap:

Just caulk it?

Spray foam and trim then caulk?

Drywall corner bead and mud?

And for the wall:

Just paint over it?

Mud over the whole exposed area to get a smooth surface and then paint over it?

Cut a narrow section of drywall, mount that over the brick, then mud and paint? (this would be tricky, I have the tools for painting and mudding but not cutting drywall)

Strip the existing paint (how?) and then do one of the above?

Just strip the existing paint and leave the exposed brick?

Do any of these options make sense, or would y'all recommend doing something else entirely?

Replacing J bead. I am working on my personal home and trying to skim over the texture in one room with J bead that wrap...
07/29/2025

Replacing J bead. I am working on my personal home and trying to skim over the texture in one room with J bead that wraps the sheet. How would you handle this? Would you try and remove the j bead and replace with L bead? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Merging drywall to cinder block. What's the best way to finish this ? I didn't board or put first coat on. I've been con...
07/29/2025

Merging drywall to cinder block. What's the best way to finish this ? I didn't board or put first coat on. I've been contacted to do the rest of the finishing but have never done this. Any ideas are appreciated!

What is a realistic cost to fix this ceiling repair? Long story short, wife and I bought a flipped house. Lesson learned...
07/29/2025

What is a realistic cost to fix this ceiling repair? Long story short, wife and I bought a flipped house. Lesson learned. But the thin layer of the ceiling fell and we did our best to patch it up and keep it from falling further, but I’d like to fix this. It’s been sitting like this for about 6-8 months with no additional issue. Simply cosmetic I believe. Any idea what a rough cost would be to fix? We have a brand new roof with no leaking, I believe it was just an awful job by the previous person who did the drywall. Could this be a DIY project? Completely out of my element here.

What kind of construction company or contractor should I call if I want to knock out this middle wall part to make these...
07/29/2025

What kind of construction company or contractor should I call if I want to knock out this middle wall part to make these two closets into one big closet?

First time homeowner (command hook removal) First time homeowner and not savvy with repairs or materials. I put command ...
07/28/2025

First time homeowner (command hook removal) First time homeowner and not savvy with repairs or materials. I put command hooks on blue tape hoping to not damage the drywall but not when pulling it off this is what happened. How do I fix this? What materials do I need? Is this hard to fix? Do I need to cut the drywall? Can someone point me to the materials I need? Thank you.

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