In article ,
"Bill" wrote:

I don't know if you're a pisher or not, but like everyone else who's
replied, you're assuming you know the full details of the situation when you
do not, instead of just responding to my question. Perhaps I have reasons
know only to me (like, I dunno, a BAD BACK or other health concerns) for not
putting up a new sheet of drywall which, while maybe only costing $4, is
HEAVY. PLUS I got no way to get the goddam thing HOME, so I'd have to PAY
at least $25-$40 for the delivery of that ONE $4 sheet. Not to mention it's
UNNECESSARY considering the degree of damage.

Given your attitude, it's not surprising that you apparently have no
friends with an actual van, SUV, or car with some roof-lash bungee cord
to cart your ass down to Home Depot and help you drag a $4 sheet of rock
up or down a flight of your stairs. OK, 2 sheets -- you'll just have an
extra one on hand for more termites or mice or whatever occasional
vermin-related problem may riase its ugly head in the future. Maybe if
you sprung a few extra bucks for a six pack and a 6-incher from Subway,
you wouldn't have these transportation/materials handling difficulties.

And BTW, sorry for my initial insensitivity toward your other "health
concerns," which appears to be an apparent allergic reation to such
simple functions as handling drywall screws and an electric drill with
the attachment bit that makes those nifty dimples into the rock.


And to the other individuals who think they can divine the condition of
2x4's via email, (Jim & Art) you happen to be WRONG. There AREN'T any
structural problems associated with this damage, JUST the DRYWALL. Have
another beer guys & go watch a NASCAR race or something.

Yeah sure. Termites that eat gypsum board paper but leave the supporting
wood untouched. I suggest you contact National Geographic, the Orkin
Insitute, and the folks at the Nobel Institute immediately. I sense some
major grant money in your future.

BTW, we watch WWF wrestling around here. NASCAR is for those of us who
graduated college and vo-tech. Get it right, willya?


Thanks for nothing gentlemen. I guess this is the kind of advice you get
from people who have nothing better to do than 2nd guess strangers all night
long on the internet, instead of simply assuming the IP might actually have
a better 1st hand grasp of the nature & extent of the situation (being as he
IS the only one actually THERE and all) and just responding constructively
to his inquiry. Don't happen to know if mud is better than DAP is better
than Compound X in this situation? Here's an idea, DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

Well, duh -- what the **** do you expect for free?

But there almost certainly are guys around here who know whether "mud is
better than DAP is better than Compound X," but they're surely not
likely to tell you now, what with NASCAR season and everything. However,
chances are they'd tell you to just replace the damn sheet of rock and
be done with it to begin with.


Now you guys can go back and forth about this for the next couple days
amongst yourselves, I'm deleting the NG from my list.

Bon voyage. Let us know whether that raft made of bamboo shoots and
coconut shells got you off the island, too.


AJS



"AJScott" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Bill" wrote:

I have a house I'm preparing to sell which has some minor termite
damage.
House has been treated & bug free for a decade or more, but several
areas
have odd drywall damage wherein the termites actually ate the paper off
the
drywall & from underneath the paint. Damnedest thing you ever saw. My
inclination to save time/effort is simply to remove all the loose bits &
mud
the whole surface level (we're talking about an area about the size of
one
4x8 sheet). I know the consensus on this is probably going to be
"replace
the effected sheetrock", but failing that what might be some other
options
be? If I go with a re-mud, should I just use regular joint compound, or
might something else be better?

TIA

Bill



Sorry if I seem like I'm being a pisher here, but really ... c'mon --
how much is does a single sheet of new drywall cost? Four bucks? Jeez.
Besides, it'll probably take far less time to replace the sheet than to
mud and sand everything even.

AJS