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3 rd Floor
Bath | Progress Report # 5
Wall compound
This has got to be the worst part about using wall
board but it has to be done. Sheetrock is actually made with a little
"slope" at the edges to accept application of wall compound. You
can also hide some...uh...unexpected alterations with careful and sometimes
creative application of wall compound.
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Hang onto your hat for this image. You are standing just in
front of the new shower enclosure, looking almost straight up at the
celing.
Notice the rather large gap to the right. To the right newly
applied (and first of several coats) compound is hiding an equally large
gap.
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After several applications of wall compound and a lot of careful
sanding, the gaps seem to never have been there. |
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If you think you have enough tools to work with sheet
rock, you are probably wrong. I have a bunch of tools, but they
have not been well tended so some have rusted. You want to avoid
using rusty tools since the rust mixes and stays with the wall
compound....forever.
Apply the compound with the widest "knives"
you can. It will reduce sanding. Use "wall span"
either the fiberglass or paper tape variety to help you hide those gaps
and little mistakes. Then, sand, sand, sand.
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So, you are up to date on the project so far. I am working on finishing
the wall compound sanding, getting it ready for primer. We decided to
lay the tile floor next so that we could
call in Joe the Plumber to complete installation of the toilet and sink.
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