Wife and I finally got around to hanging drywall in the garage. It only took 8 years to get started. The prior owner (he was also the builder) did the ceiling but left the walls unfinished. Next step, mud and tape.
Nice job Mike! Better late than never! Right? We rocked my garage about 8 years ago maybe. And we were going to tape and mud and paint it "the next year, or so."
46 sheets being delivered today. Yep, I have a project. The wife is getting tired of bare studs in the living room and some other areas of the house.
future reference, buy 9 foot sheets and stand them up 1/2 the seams to tape. Stagger your but joints so they do not go floor to ceiling if you have to lay them down. Butt joints have no recess for the tape/mud, factory edges do, makes it easier to finish. Base trim also lays flatter, corners fit better, if you stand the sheets up. looks good though, drywall is lots of work, heavy stuff. Did you leave a 1/2 inch gap at the floor so it does not wick up moisture??
couple more thoughts if you have another wall to do, drywall adhesive on the studs then you only have to attach top middle and bottom. top and bottom will be covered by the seams/tape and one screw in the center field to finish. thin the mud a little and it will be smoother. instead of sanding a damp sponge works between coats if you need a little touch up. keep the knife, trowel and inside of the bucket CLEAN you will not have any dried mud messing up your finish. splash a little water on top of the mud in the bucket to keep it moist and replace the plastic they give you after each use. oh did I mention keep the inside of the bucket CLEAN..... Patience on the corners/caps, ceiling to wall, do one side let dry coat other side next day, it will be much straighter when done. first coat 6 inch knife, 2nd coat 8 inch knife 3rd coat 16 inch trowel, this is on each side of seam/joint, butt joint especially. factor edges probably get away with 8 inch knife.
Total of 4 coat of mud, the last being just a skim coat. Way too much sanding. I'm done! As they say, "It looks good from far, but it's far from good." Good enough for a garage though. Now I get to turn it over to the wife for prime and paint. Whew!
I'm not looking forward to the mud coats in my garage. I have a couple real ugly seams that are going to need some doctoring.
