Removing Wallboard Over Drywall?I have 1980s board paneling it looks like tile. It's in the bathroom. It looks like it is glued to the drywall. It covers all the walls with full coverage. I want to paint the bathroom. What do I do to get the paneling off, without destroying the drywall, so I can paint the walls?
Drywall Swells When Painted?I have a room I have painted 3 times and the drywall swells up and looks bad. I have sanded and it looked good till I painted it and it did it again. How do I get it to quit doing this?
Skim Coating Walls?I am preparing walls for skimcoating: Do the walls have to be free of all wallpaper adhesive?
Repairing Dry Wall After Wallpaper Removal?Can I use an electric sander with fine sandpaper to repair wallboard after removing 3 layers of wallpaper?
Screw Heads Rusting Through Drywall?I have a drywall ceiling with bleeding screw heads. How do I fix the problem?
Bathroom Ceiling is Peeling?I just brought a house and added a shower to my bathroom. The ceiling above my shower is now cracking and peeling slowly due to the moisture from the steam.
Replacing Paneling With Sheetrock?I want to remove wall paneling that does not have drywall behind it. When I go back to the sheetrock will I have to have all new door and window frames? What about the electrical boxes, will they still fit?
Removing Glue From Drywall?What's the best way to remove hardened glue left on drywall after removing old paneling? The drywall is in good shape except for a few X's marked where the old glue was.
Dry Wall Vs. Sheet Rock?What is the difference between dry wall and sheet rock?
Smoothing Out Drywall After Removing Paneling?Does anyone know what the best way to repair dry wall after removing paneling in a kitchen. It goes half way up the wall and there is wallpaper on top. I wanted to remove all of that and smooth the walls to paint.
Bulging Ceiling From a Water Leak?My basement sheet-rock ceiling seam bulges, about 3" wide and 6 ft. long (from a water leak). How can I get ride of this slight bulge (1/16") as I paint the ceiling?
Fixing a Hole in My Ceiling?How do I fix large hole in my ceiling? I have already done a square cutout of 24x24 inches.
Patching Nail Holes?Tips for patching nail holes in dry wall. Post your ideas.
Patching a Plaster Ceiling?i have a plastered ceiling that was cracked and sagging in one spot (a square about 2x2). We cut out the old plaster and we were going to replace it with sheetrock.
Fixing a Crack In Drywall?I need some tips on how to fix a crack in dry wall.
Thanks,
Oliver Parker
How Do I Patch Sheetrock?I am going to paint my bathroom ceiling and am having a problem with a hole in my ceiling. It is small, near a corner of the wall. How do i patch it? Is there a way to do it without having to tape and compound? Or without takiing the whole piece down?
Thanks,
Susan :)
Repairing Cracks in Plaster Walls?Tips for repairing cracked or damaged plaster walls.
