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Mon, Nov 15, 10 at 13:20
| Our attic is being renovated, and this morning I noticed that the seams between the ceiling and the sloped walls look very bad. I took a photo of the worst place. I'm soliciting opinions on whether I should complain to the contractor about it. I'd also like to know what would be involved in fixing it.
I'm thinking it will look awful when the sloping wall is painted blue and the ceiling white. |
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| Sloppy work. Have them fix it. |
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| I agree. Our bedroom was like this when we bought the house 12 years ago. It's getting worse now, as the tape is coming away from the wall board. But the thought of the mess involved with fixing it properly is so overwhelming that I am betting it will be done in the year 2050 when I go to the rest home! Speak now, or forever hold you peace. |
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| It's a function of a poor tape job. The tapers should have been able to keep a straight line. The fix is more mud to get it straight. They should not need to remove the drywall to fix this. |
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| "It's a function of a poor tape job. The tapers should have been able to keep a straight line. The fix is more mud to get it straight. They should not need to remove the drywall to fix this." Tis depends entirely on WHY the bulge is there. The underside of roof rafters is NOT a good substrate for plaster or drywall. |
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| I'll talk to the contractor about it. On the old house forum, I was told that the issue is the old framing, and that without re-framing I cannot expect a straight line. |
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| "I was told that the issue is the old framing, and that without re-framing I cannot expect a straight line." Or a contractor who knows when strapping is required. |
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| BTW-your window is just beautiful! |
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| You might have misunderstood in the cross post. You don't need to reframe the whole roof. You do need to create a nailing surface for the drywall that is relatively straight. Since drywall is the same thickness across the sheet, if you put it over a wavy surface, you get wavy drywall. |
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| If you don't get it remudded, just have the painters paint in a straight line instead of following the wavy angle. It'll disappear a bit. |
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- Posted by drywall_diy_guy (My Page) on Tue, Nov 23, 10 at 19:19
| This is a common problem when taping wide angles using ordinary paper tape. But it is very noticeable! To fix this you (or someone) will have to remove the tape they put on. Then you (or someone) retape using a rigid continuous tape product like Straitflex. See site below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Taping Wide Angles
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| Maybe have a talented plasterer put in a curved cove instead. |
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