Posts Tagged ‘Drywall Repair’

I need to measure walls for drywall repair and replacement – what is the best method to measure accurately?

Saturday, September 12th, 2009
Judy S asked:


There are walls that were damaged in numerous condominiums where I work. I have to measure the damaged walls to either repair or replace.

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Water damaged drywall: When do you repair or replace?

Friday, September 11th, 2009
ericwms asked:


I’ve recently taken off wallpaper in a bathroom in my parent’s house. They’ve had the same wallpaper since they moved in nearly 30 years ago. My goal is to repaint the walls and ceiling. Unfortunately, there is a bit of water damage in two areas — right above the wall tiles which are directly above the floor. How do I know if the damage can be repaired or whether I should re-drywall? The two damaged spots are roughly 4×4 inches — they aren’t really holes but the drywall is starting to crumble and its a bit brown in color.

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How to repair screws coming out of drywall?

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
goldenboy1227 asked:


My staircase rail is coming loose. The screws from the rail are coming out of the holes from the drywall. How do you repair the drywall so the screws will hold?

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How do I repair drywall after wallpaper has damaged it?

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
mcsethomas asked:


I removed the wallpaper from my kitchen and some parts of the drywall have been damaged. It appears the first layer of drywall paper has been ripped off. In some places the drywall has dime size holes. I do not want to remove the drywall, I want to repair it. I don’t have the money to replace it, but I do have time to repair it.

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We are drywall finishers and we are looking for work in or around Mobile ,Alabama. How would we find work?

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
shanda_smith@sbcglobal.net asked:


My husband and I do alot of remodel jobs. I personally have about 11 yrs and my husband has about 9 yrs experience in drywall finishing and repair, and now we are looking to expand our business to help out with the devastion of the hurricane. How can we get involve in doing repair and what license would we need to have?

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What type of caulk should I use for a drywall ***** that reappears every year ?

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
IlliniGeek asked:


Can someone suggest the caulk type and how to ensure that both the drywall and where I have caulked appear as a homogeneous surface as possible. In other words will it be very obvious that I have caulked this area ? If so how can I minimize the appearance of caulking for a drywall repair.

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Should I hire a contractor for this?

Saturday, March 1st, 2008
mskylers asked:


Okay, I am days away from closing on my new house. The house was built in 1992 and is in sound condition but the there is some updating to be done. A list of what I want done can be found below…

Kitchen:
New cabinets, Counters, Back-splash, fixtures and Appliances.

Baths:
Not much just new vanity’s and tops for 2 baths

Pool:
Install Heat Pump

Additional things:
New Carpet in 3 bedrooms on the second level and the stairs (750 SF), paint for the entire inside of the house, tear out of in the wall intercom system w/drywall repair (4 units) and lastly the Replacement of 7 light fixtures.

I don’t want anything over the top and the house is only 1500 SF. I have done a lot of pricing at Lowe’s, Home Depot, Express Flooring and a few local paining company’s. I have planned to spend about $30,000 for all these projects but am starting to get overwhelmed with the details and not exactly sure where to start, I need to move into the house before March 1st but want all this work done first.

So my question is, should I use the install services of the multiple company’s that I have already priced or just hire a General Contractor?

Thanks in advance!!!

P.S No, I have not paid for, ordered or settled on any exact materials for these projects yet.
The $30,000 I have calculated includes the cost of all materials I have priced and each company’s labor/install charges. Those numbers came to $26,000 I am bugeting $4000 over for any last miniute things.

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Posted in Decorating Remodeling | 7 Comments »