No flip. Long term second/vacation home. -D
> On Dec 16, 2021, at 4:14 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Unless, you are planning to flip it? > > Randy > > > On 15/12/2021 7:35 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >> I have not been there nor done that, but I vote for Randy's solution as the >> cleanest way to go. >> >> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 5:45 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> I would remove the damaged drywall and replace it with new drywall. It >>> will provide an opportunity to upgrade insulation, electrical wiring and >>> perhaps some of the plumbing. Drywall is not terribly expensive and it >>> will likely be better than any repair that you can make to the existing >>> mess. If you replace it, you won't need to worry about the windows and >>> doors needing to be shimmed out etc. Rip out the old stuff yourself and >>> attend to anything in the walls that needs attention and then hire >>> someone to come in and put up the board and tape and mud it. They will >>> do it really fast and it will look great when done. >>> >>> >>> On 15/12/2021 5:24 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>>> The house I bought in Flagstaff is a typical 1970s brick ranch, 3/2, >>> 2300 SF or so. There were two owners prior to us. >>>> At some point in the past, one of the previous owners put wood paneling >>> on the walls in the hallway and several bedrooms. They did this with a >>> combination of finish nails and construction adhesive over the original >>> drywall. Ugh. I have removed some of the paneling, exposing the remains of >>> the construction adhesive and the holes from the ring shank finish nails >>> they used. >>>> I would add, not that it matters, that one of the previous owners also >>> painted the paneling. Yellow. Double ugh. >>>> So I’m wondering what the best approach to remediating this awful >>> paneling might be. My thoughts: >>>> Remove the paneling and adhesive as best as possible. A lot of the >>> adhesive remains are brittle and will come off the drywall, but in some >>> cases it won’t or if it does it pulls the paper off with it. I figure I can >>> skim coat the drywall and use some spray texture to cover these areas. It >>> won’t look great, but it will be far better than painted paneling in our >>> opinion. >>>> The only other possibility I can think of would be to put more drywall >>> over the existing drywall to have a consistent surface. Either way I’ve got >>> to pull things like door casing and base molding and reinstall or install >>> new. I haven’t looked into it, but I'm wondering if there is some sort of >>> thin drywall or panel material I could use. This would be a lot less labor >>> intensive, for sure. >>>> I’m curious as to anyone’s experience with similar situations and how >>> you dealt with it. >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> -D >>>> _______________________________________ >>> >>> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
