On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:15:21 -0400, Bill wrote:

Please consider the following non-standard mudding problem:

Two pieces of drywall meet unevenly (old and new) with perhaps up to
5/16" difference in the height of their surfaces. You could even
imagine a few gaps almost 1/2" wide between them, but these have been
filled with Durabond 90, the difference in height mitigated at the same
time. There is no Durabond 90 on the higher surface.

Ah, you bought the wrong thickness drywall, didn't you? If you'd gone
with OSB instead, you could have added a piece of 1x3 flat moulding
and called it a design feature. But now you're screwed. So solly!


Imagine that at the present state, the Durabond compound forms about a
40 degree angle from the lower to the upper piece of drywall.

I have about 50-60 feet of drywall joints in this condition (as a result
of my decision not to remove my drywall up to the ceiling)!

Ain't hindsight a real ****er?


What is my next best move (multiple choice)?

1) Tape the joint now with all-purpose joint compound, and
reduce/feather the angle with additional joint and finishing compound on
top of the tape. (It would practically be like taping an outside corner
of 130 degrees)

2) Add more Durabond 90 to reduce the angle now, getting it almost flat,
and then tape it with additional all-purpose joint compound.

3) Something else (PLEASE don't say, hire a professional! : ) ).

3. Finish replacing the drywall. _Anything_ else will leave you with
a bad taste in your mouth AND the need to explain yourself to each and
every visitor to your shop from now to eternity. Hey, what's $30 to
avoid that mess? Just Do It!

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