"100% of people who do not save money do not have any!"--Dave Ramsey

[redpoint5]

Popcorn ceilings are just gypsum? Seems like that wouldn't provide much extra sound attenuation.

[Piotrsko]

That was my point couple of posts back

[hayden55]

Originally Posted by Piotrsko

That was my point couple of posts back

True. For the most part I've only noticed a difference between when the carpet was in and when it was out. (House is 2/3 carpet)
Yeah the popcorn is really no big deal but its impossible to patch and make it match it seems.
UNLESS somebody has the answer because I'm listing my house for sale this weekend. lol

[Piotrsko]

I have good success with the popcorn repair spray cans* at the local orange store. If you look really close it stands out but in my experiences, the part prospective buyers don't spend much time inspecting the ceiling


* be advised that said cans have odd problems due to other people returning semi used stuff back o the store.

[Xist]

How about wall texture? That also has repair cans, but don't you end up with double texture?

Maintenance worked on a friend's plumbing and they retextured the wall above the toilet (but it was smooth behind the toilet and an inch or two around it).

It had a bad case of double texture. Someone that I watch regularly on YouTube said that the only way to repair texture is to redo the entire surface.

I always figure that if you tape off the original texture and blend the edges you should be able to make it work, but I have never tried.

[redpoint5]

I've been holding off every drywall repair because I know it's one of those things I'll suck at for quite a long time until I make every conceivable mistake.

Fell off a rafter a couple months ago and put a sizable crack in the ceiling in the main entry and have been putting off that repair. I'm hoping I can just put a board above the cracked drywall and drive a few screws into it to bring the drywall back to flat, and then fill the remaining crack and screwheads. I should probably Youtube that type of repair before inventing my own wheel.

Accidentally put a 3/4" hole in the wall of the stairwell. My mind thought it was a straight shot into the gap between ceiling of basement, and floor of main level. Didn't realize there was a staircase in my way. When I saw light coming from the hole I knew I did something wrong.

[Piotrsko]

Wall texture is an art among itself. The only way to blend it is to sand smooth then reapply to a large area. I hate wall texture, make all my walls smooth like 50's houses.

Drywall can't be hard, it's the least skilled among the construction trades and your mistakes can be covered by a couple layers of sanded joint compound. Look at the waveys on a long hallway sighting down the wall edge.

[Fat Charlie]

If it weren't hard, the flaws wouldn't be so easy to spot. It's just easy to half-ass without destroying the house you're building.

[Piotrsko]

Most drywall flaws are caused by someone else and made worse by the sheetrock

[redpoint5]

Our guests last night noticed the crack in the entry from my slip off the rafter. Time for me to put that on my to do list.