1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Honestly she's not bad at all. I'm gonna do the brakes as soon as I'm done moving. My dad thought it was hilarious and offered to help me rattle can it a fresh color

 

2 coats of PVA primer on all the new drywall done. Underestimated how much got absorbed into the drywall and had to grab another gallon before home depot closed. Im beat, and I still need to brush all the corners. And do 3 coats of regular primer in the hallway.

 

You guys really don't do texture there huh? I can't recall ever seeing a wall without it. Sounds like hard prep

 

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Nope. Ive only seen it in homes that had old school plaster walls.

Yeah its hard work. Doesnt help that the walls that arent new are painted a super dark grey. I think 1 or 2 coats of primer would be enough if they were lighter, but no such luck. I want to do 2 coats max of color coat since paint prices are super high right now. So a good primer base is super important.

 

textured walls were out of style after the 70s out here and never made a comeback.. which is good. i hate that shit

 

I think a well done knock down or skip trowel texture can look great on an accent wall. But the entire house is kinda old school imo.

 

Around here we recognize the entire east coast as US v1.0 which is outta style. Texture is the norm out here tho, it's super easy too which is nice.

 

Meh. Yall are just the newer year model that has all the issues.

 

we're just better. smooth takes more talent.

lol

 

You mean all the industry

 

All the industry thats currently moving back east (atleast in cali)

 

That's fine that's not the money making stuff, that's peanuts, I'm talking tech work

 

In Florida most houses have it. Cheap builders use it cause it hides imperfections in framing and Sheetrock from shit work. I agree, hate it and a pain in the ass to match.

 

yea its just not accepted out here. why? no clue. getting smooth dry wall is much harder. but its the norm out here.

 

All the drywallers in flordia smoke more then just crack thats why.

 

Same here. The quality of construction is better in general prob. I think the moisture in the air of some areas makes tape pop more and knock down can keep that under control and you can just repaint it vs retaping.

 

When you get stucco you can really get stuckO.

 

Relic from wallpaper days

Not as modern as ya thought

 

wall paper died at the same time as the textured walls out here.