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I was greeted to tiles lying on the tub yesterday morning. This bathroom was on the list to rehab but the timing is bad. We have guests arriving in about 8 weeks. OK so who glues shower tiles directly onto green board with mastic ???? So yesterday and today I started the demo process. The drywall is shot and coming off with the tile so not difficult. And it was a cast iron tub which is a lot easier to get out than a steel one. So on we go. Paul
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WOW! Building materials such as drywall, base trim, insulation, doors (lots of them), and paint were flying off the shelves today when I stopped at Home Depot. In case some of you don't know, we were in the path of Hurricane Harvey. There is a tremendous amount of work going on. Fortunately for us, our house escaped the rising flood waters.
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I plan to install 1/4" sheet rock over a wall of wood paneling. About 7 panels of sheet rock. Is there an attachment available to use with my drill driver to drive and set the screws to the proper depth? If so, what is the attachment called ? With 1/4" sheetrock I'm concerned about driving the screws too deep.I'm guessing that thin sheets will be a bit fragile. I know this will require a bit of framing modifications around windows and the entrance door. This will be a better aesthetic choice than painting the paneling.
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Dealing with contractors SUCKS (no offense to those here)
Fred W. Hargis Jr posted a topic in Home Improvement
Well I've been waiting anxiously for my drywall guy, I had been told the last half of July to do my shop. To refresh memories, I had called multiple contractors back in April trying to get an estimate...only 3 actually showed up and one of them backed out. I selected a reputable (I'm told) drywall guy to do, and his price was about what I had guessed it might be. July came and went with nobody here, I called yesterday and asked what's the best guess, and am I still on the list of jobs to do. Heard back today...the week of 10/2 is when I'm scheduled. That's probably getting close to when it can't be done (unheated building) so if he misses that I'm really stuck until next spring. At this point, and given the problems I had in April I'm not even sure I can call for more estimates. This is typical of the limited experiences I've had with contractors in this area....it just isn't fun; and certainly not expeditious. To those of who who are contractors, please don't take this personally. I'm just really frustrated. -
Not sure how close to wood working this is, but, here goes Yesterday, had a two person crew show up to rehab the upstairs' fire damage......they got most of the trash out, tried some drywall..and some primer after washing off the soot coated walls....... Today, they were no-shows. Their "boss"/my Landlord wasn't a happy camper. He had to go over everything they did. He also had holes to patch. Sooo, IF I wanted the drywall done, I had to do it Fire Department had trashed one wall, looking for hot spots....didn't find any. Plaster and lath boards all over the place, along with black "rock wool". The "crew cleaned most of that mess up, but there was an UGLY hole left behind. It was a matter of measure, cut, fit, cuss, fit, and screw the piece onto studs of some sort...A piece here, a piece there, by someone whom hadn't done drywall in almost 20 years. There was also a closet in that corner. When the fire broke out, it was in a waste basket infront of the closet......well, of course the fire axe destroyed the wall. They left the charred door. Closet also is near the roof line, as there is a knee wall there. So, some of the cussing and cutting was to match the slope of the ceiling. A look at what this "Bob Villa Wannabe" has done.. The "brown board" is what is left of two sheets of drywall. It is leaning on a door to a little closet behind the wall. As for the main closet.. The black thing inside IS the door for this closet ( looks like I make a new one?) the gap in the corner was the crew's handy work. Mud and tape to fill it in. Still have to add the wood trim pieces. I did have to bring out the "War Club" to trim some lath to fit the drywall a little better.. 24 oz Rip claw. We did have a "workbench" of sorts up there, just wasn't any room for this big guy. Cordless tools are the landlord's. This is my saw bench. At least it was easy to haul upstairs. Maybe tomorrow, I can do some mud work....this instead of rent..works for me...
