RE: Drywall sucks

2008-10-31 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 8:14 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Drywall sucks > > I'll come and fix your walls if you'll fix these javascripts I'm > fighting with. Deal! I

Re: Drywall sucks

2008-10-31 Thread Maureen
I'll come and fix your walls if you'll fix these javascripts I'm fighting with. On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If only I could write a JavaScript for this... ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 softw

RE: Drywall sucks

2008-10-31 Thread Jim Davis
> -Original Message- > From: Maureen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 3:22 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: Drywall sucks > > Did you tape the seams? If you tape the seams and feather the mud > from edges out with a wide putty knife,

Re: Drywall sucks

2008-10-31 Thread Maureen
Did you tape the seams? If you tape the seams and feather the mud from edges out with a wide putty knife, the seams usually don't show. On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And I suck at doing drywall. > > Did it all mudded it, sanded it - felt smooth and clean.

Re: Drywall sucks

2008-10-31 Thread Jerry Johnson
the real trick is to hang the board yourself, and hire a professional to do the mud and tape. they can often do a whole house in 4 hours, if they are good and have the right tools. best 400 bucks you will ever spend. On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Duane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another tri

RE: Drywall sucks

2008-10-31 Thread Duane
PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 1:11 PM To: cf-community Subject: Drywall sucks And I suck at doing drywall. Did it all mudded it, sanded it - felt smooth and clean. Painted it and every seams sticking out like a sore thumb. Oh well... still looks worlds better than it did... Jim Davis

Re: Drywall sucks

2008-10-31 Thread Gruss Gott
> Jim wrote: > And I suck at doing drywall. > Yeah, no kidding. I've seen people use a flashlight pointed along the line of the wall which works great if you're buying a house too. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most

Re: Drywall sucks

2008-10-31 Thread Deanna Schneider
Supposedly, the trick is LOTS of very thin coats of mud. Spray texture helps, too. My husband is fairly decent at it now. I totally lack the patience, though I'm good at hanging it. Taping and mudding is way too slow for me. On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 11:11 AM, Jim Davis wrote: > And I suck at doing

Drywall sucks

2008-10-31 Thread Jim Davis
And I suck at doing drywall. Did it all mudded it, sanded it - felt smooth and clean. Painted it and every seams sticking out like a sore thumb. Oh well... still looks worlds better than it did... Jim Davis ~| Adobe® ColdFusi