September 2008 Weddings
MrsC968
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Jules & Megs (Re: Drywall)
We had initially planned to tape and mud the drywall in the basement ourselves. Lately DH has been wondering if he should just hire someone else to do it. How did this go for you guys? Would you do it yourselves again or hire someone? I'd like to save the money on labor but if it is going to be a huge PITA, maybe it's better to spend that little extra and get it done quick.
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Re: Jules & Megs (Re: Drywall)
Butting in::: When we re-did the house Jeff and one of his friends hung all the drywall and I taped mudded and sanded. It is a PITA but totally doable. Like Kara said use a power sander if you can. And make sure to clean the trap often. I got the crap deal on that one but honestly it isn't a terrible job. Though I will say if I were doing a basement or a larger area and I had the money I would hire someone. Just because it would be so much faster. Drywall and a tile floor are 2 projects I hope to never do again.
The basement will just be 1 room, approximately 14'x20'.
I agree with Kara - its a PITA but not hard. I *hate* taping and mudding. I lack patience and that is something that requires a few rounds and a lot of attention. Ick. But, I wouldn't hire it out because its not hard, just annoying.
Depending on the side of the space and the accessibility of helpers, you might want to rent a drywall jack for the ceiling. They're cheap and would make a big difference in the hanging process.
Me too.
We will be borrowing the builder's (who built our house and put in the new front window).
We did it all ourselves: we hung the drywall together and I did all the taping and mudding.
I would do it again in a heartbeat. I actually didn't mind taping and mudding and I sanded it all by hand!
Just make sure that you use drywall withe beveled edges and that you install the sheets so that the beveled edges butt up to each other. You want this so that by the time you are done mudding, the wall is flush and not mounded up where you taped and mudded. Also, do at least 3 layers of mud and sand in between each- feathering the mud wider with each layer. Make sure that you fully cover the tape (I would not recommend the mesh tape because it takes more work to cover the texture of it vs the paper tape.) The aluminum corners also take a bit of work to cover, but once you get going it goes fast.
I would also have a shop vac on hand to vacuum after each sanding and seal off any vents or doors that the dust could get to other parts of the house.
Don't forget the safety goggles and masks!
**Butting in**
Growing up in my teen years we moved in to an old house and my dad did all the drywall, taping, spackling (mudding) himself, with our help of course, in the ENTIRE house. I despise the taping and mudding. I told myself I would never, ever do it again. I think it depends how you feel about it, what your budget is, etc. If we were to redo one room, most likely I would end up doing it myself, though if we were slighlty more comfortable finances wise I would spring for having someone else do it.
The whole house? Yikes!
I think we'll probably get a quote just to see. I think it may also depends on when we actually get to the taping and mudding step and how sick of doing stuff ourselves we are.
Thanks for all the advice everyone!
Just for comparison, for the drywall and the T&M + tools, we spent less than $100, probably closer to $75 for our basement.
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