Posted by Dinah on February 4, 2009, at 11:22:12
My husband is insistent that we have to do our repairs ourselves for reasons of money. I do see his point, but I don't know if we can actually do these things.
I'm ok with trying to do drywall repairs on the walls. But there are various ceiling problems. Not only areas that need to be patched in some way. But in the bathrooms, the texture is flaking off along edges. I think it's going to have to be brushed off and replaced. And in a few rooms the wallboard tape is sagging off the ceiling. Apparently they didn't mud under the tape. At the very least we have to remud under and over the existing tape.
I think we're nuts to even try. I can't imagine any way that this is going to turn out presentable. Walls are hard enough. Ceilings show every imperfection. Neither of us are particularly handy.
Any thoughts on whether we should just live with holes and tape until we can afford a professional? Or dive in and give it a shot? Maybe I'm being overly pessimistic. Or maybe I just expect that professionals have not only expertise, but equipment that we just don't have.
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