Submitted 2 weeks ago by Grogon@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Okay, my first ever drywall and I know what I did wrong. I just didn’t think that small indifference would make it look obviously bad.
But here it is, I will do it different on the rest of the walls but I’m just gonna leave it for what it is: me acting like someone who can do drywalls and wanted to save money lol
Didn’t do the bottom part yet so I am def not done but holy moly…
How bad can someone mud? Me: Hm My wife: “Well atleast it’s done. Not good, but done and we saved money for vacation”
A) that actually looks better than a lot of “pro” work I’ve run across.
B) if it’s that much of an issue for you I think a teensy bit of sanding and very light puttying and then paint and you can get those seams out.
Wholeheartedly agree. I’ve had emergency reconstruction done and some of those “pros” are just about being fast so they can do as many jobs as possible.
That’s what happens when you do it yourself. You notice the flaws more.
I spent months redoing my bathroom. I moved a wall, re-routed plumbing installed a new tub, and tiled. So much tiling. I ripped some out I was so pissed at how it went in. I still see every spot that I didn’t like.
After that experience I went into the bathroom at my work and looked at the tiling in there. The tiles directly in front of the unrinal I’ve been peeing in for 6+years. They were way worse than some of the stuff I was fussing over, and I never noticed.
Give yourself credit for finishing the fucking job. Learn to not make the same mistakes, and go out and make new mistakes to learn from.
I don’t know, bruh. You can pay a “pro” and get a marginally better result.
Perfect is the enemy of good and you did really good!
What’s the issue, the line? Honestly looks fine if that’s the case. I don’t see anything else that sticks out but maybe in person it’s more noticeable
It has been 15+ years since I have drywalled but that looks absolutely fine. Yeah it’s a clear seam but it’s straight and along an edge. Paint and the general noise of decorations and wall hangings will make it disappear just fine.
I have to agree with the other commenters. It’s not perfect but professionals do the same thing. I paid 10x what you did and got the same result so you honestly win.
Also you can still fix it with joint compound but you’d have to retexture and paint.
Don’t stress about it. There are plenty of professionals unclear of the concept of smooth.
I’ve just finished repairing the professional drywall plastering around our house, you could see the seams from every angle. I spent longer than I like to admit fixing those seams so they weren’t visible when we painted.
Worked every second or third day on any given wall, so I knew things were dry. Also life wouldn’t let me speed run the mudding and painting.
Happy with my newly painted wall, I’d laid tape out so I could paint the window trim and when I took off the tape, the original paint and plaster job that ran along the drywall seam came with it.
Took the putty knife and was able to flake off most of the seam.
I had to do the plastering and painting again, and by the time I’d finished redoing my work, I was ready to hunt down the tradies who did the work when the house was built and have a polite chat with them.
This is me with the wiring. If I can tell it’s wrong, you done fucked it up.
My family finds my skills as an electrician quite shocking.
Here too. Every other outlet in my house was wired backwards, and about a quarter of my outlets had a ground running to the box, but cut short and not connected to anything. I had to splice in so many grounds (really not the best solution, but the alternative was putting in a whole new run)
Man I heard so many things about tradies (not positive)…
The only person I have to hunt down is me if things look bad lol.
There’s tons of great ones out there, but the ones who really take the time to do it right are usually self-employed. That means they’re hard to find unless you know someone who used them before, and can squeeze into their overbooked schedule.
Most of the ones who work for companies have to work faster and cheaper in order to move on to the next project.
It’s just tricky to build up a network of folks that really know what they are doing, and can fit you in when you just need a small project.
Tip for next time: shine a bright light across the wall to cast shadows and really emphasize any imperfections. I do this while sanding, and circle with pencil anything that needs another coat of mud to fix then go back and take care of those.
Looks like work you’d get out of 98% of pros. I’m fine with my mistakes and imperfections. It’s the ones I pay others for that piss me off.
I’ve done worse. Walled in an unneeded doorway. The seam on one side is clearly visible. But I was trying to get it done in time to host Christmas and it was done very hastily. I’ll fix it one of these days. …probably.
Looks fine
I lived in my house for 5 months never noticing the corners. My uncle pointed them out one day and it bothers me to this day.
My walls look worse than that in spots. You did good.
I don’t know anything about the trades, but this looks about as good as I’ve ever seen in new apartment buildings or expensive offices.
I have “professional” drywall in my house that doesn’t look that good. Take it as the learning experience it is and rest assured that most people won’t notice it.
I hate stucco so much.
originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Honestly looks fine to me
Grogon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah dunno our mirror is gonna be across that part anyways (I hope it will cover that up) but well you can see I sanded to much mud or didn’t put enough mud across the plasterboard so thats why there is a “dent”.
To me I gotta say it doesn’t look fine but looks fine enough for saving that much money lol.
mipadaitu@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Go look carefully at the rest of the drywall in your house. I bet you’ll find similar spots that the original professionals did.
zout@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
It could be shrinking, I usually mud it, let it dry and then mud again to prevent this.