Drywall Work?

I am pretty handy at most things but I somehow cannot grasp the concept of drywall work. So that being said, does anyone here do it?

The Job:
I need a few things done. I have a room that is roughly 20x15 that needs to be retextured. I think it is a stomp texture. Within this room the previous owner removed a door that went outside and his patch job was horrible so I need that sanded down, repaired, and patched again. Also, again the previous owner removed a wall and did another horrible patch job on the ceiling, this needs to be fixed and probably the whole ceiling retextured as well.

Any guesses on quotes? I am willing to help wherever I can, and I am getting new carpet after this is done so cleanup and prep work should be minimal.

I am in the process of knocking popcorn ceilings down from three rooms in my house. I just watched a lot of youtube and bought a texture gun. Do you have a compressor? The gun with hopper was only $65 and 50# bag of texture was $12. The bag of texture should be plenty for all three rooms and then some. I did an orange peel texture on one room the other night. I was a little nervous at first but it turned out fine. I say watch some videos and then DIY.
Do you like the stomp and want to match it or are you looking to retexture with something simpler?

I just did several patch jobs, involving framing, drywall install, tape and mud, and finally a knock down texture. Coming from an area of the country where smooth walls are the norm, texture is the only part of the job that gives me fits. I spent weeks talking to contractors who varied from long backlogs of work with a couple of months before they would even come bid the job, to bids that seemed more appropriate to having the entire house re-drywalled. In the end, it was faster and cheaper to do it myself. The final result isn't perfect, but it didn't take me six months and cost me two months salary to have it done.

Depending on what you need done, you can either go with a compressor and hopper, which will produce a more consistent final product, or if you are only doing smaller areas, you can buy the professional grade texture in a spray can (just skip the home DIY grade, as the nozzle on the cheaper cans will be more trouble than they are worth). Practice on a small sheet of scrap drywall until you get the texture you are looking to match. Sheets of drywall are cheap. Drywall mud is cheap. Until you paint the textured drywall, you can always go back and wet sponge or sand off your mistakes.

Any drywall project is messy. Use lots of drop cloth to cover twice the area you think may be affected.

You are lucky you do not have "Sand Swirl". Matching it was a lesson I learned to hate. I can do it now but matching a patch to the existing work is not fun.[Rant1]

Yeah I would rather have someone come do it for me and I'll hand them beers and stuff. [imagine beer smiley here]


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I have an 800 sq foot apartment I need to stomp texture if you want to practice.

I have done enough drywall work to know that I hate drywall work.

The people who built the house, I now live in, had no clue how to tape and bed seams or corners. The ceiling was so bad I tore it out and did pine tongue 'n groove in it's place. Thinking about doing the same to the walls.

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Originally Posted by Ah Pook

I have done enough drywall work to know that I hate drywall work.

The people who built the house, I now live in, had no clue how to tape and bed seams or corners. The ceiling was so bad I tore it out and did pine tongue 'n groove in it's place. Thinking about doing the same to the walls.

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In the 1960's we called that paneling [LOL]

Anyone under the age of 40 remember the thin paneling used to finish basement walls? Those were some dark rooms.

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Originally Posted by cstone

In the 1960's we called that paneling [LOL]

Anyone under the age of 40 remember the thin paneling used to finish basement walls? Those were some dark rooms.

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I just removed all that paneling in my basement. It did brighten the room a lot!


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Originally Posted by cstone

In the 1960's we called that paneling [LOL]

Anyone under the age of 40 remember the thin paneling used to finish basement walls? Those were some dark rooms.

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I remember paneling quit well. Our living room was covered in it, when I was a kid.

This was TnG. Really. [Wink][Wink][Tooth]

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Originally Posted by cstone

In the 1960's we called that paneling [LOL]

Anyone under the age of 40 remember the thin paneling used to finish basement walls? Those were some dark rooms.

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Call me crazy, but I like paneled basements. Gives it more of a cozy man cave feel.

Paneling would require some Old Style and Hamm's signs to pull it off.

I'm pretty sure those come standard with an order of paneling.

Wainscott paneling.

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Originally Posted by Irving

Wainscott paneling.

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I'll probably be doing that in the bedroom closets.

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Originally Posted by driver

I'll probably be doing that in the bedroom closets.

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Wouldn't that be a waste of a feature to put it where no one will ever see it?

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Originally Posted by Irving

Wouldn't that be a waste of a feature to put it where no one will ever see it?

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Cedar tongue and groove in closets used to be considered a desirable feature.

I pulled cedar osb out and the original drywall underneath is terrible. They used leftovers to piece it together. Big gaps and uneven seams throughout. I figure the wainscoting will be easier and cheaper than gutting them. Although I haven't really decided yet.

I think cedar in a closet is always desirable. I could see the wainscotting being desirable just for the durability. I tend to throw stuff into my closet and have stuff leaning against the walls.

It may have other benefits but I thought the cedar was mostly for moths and I have never seen any clothes moths in any of my residences.
The durability of the wainscoting is why I am considering it. I do wonder if it will look odd going all the way to the ceiling though.