How to keep brewing?

[maltMonkey]

It's not that I'm anitsocial, I just don't get along with people.

Best quote I've heard in awhile

 

[RoseHawke]

'Pends on what type of woman she is. "We" are not all alike, you know.

And no, I am not a spy . I am . . . absorbing knowledge. Yeah, that's it, must be.

BTW, about the drywall, you can either wetsand, rent a drywall sander which sucks up about 98% of the dust into a wet vacuum system (of course the other 2% will get everywhere in the house regardless,) use the newer compound which supposedly makes less dust since it all "falls" (yeah, I bet) . . . or do what I do and just do the seams so good you don't have any sanding to do .

 

[Homercidal]

'Pends on what type of woman she is. "We" are not all alike, you know.

And no, I am not a spy . I am . . . absorbing knowledge. Yeah, that's it, must be.

BTW, about the drywall, you can either wetsand, rent a drywall sander which sucks up about 98% of the dust into a wet vacuum system (of course the other 2% will get everywhere in the house regardless,) use the newer compound which supposedly makes less dust since it all "falls" (yeah, I bet) . . . or do what I do and just do the seams so good you don't have any sanding to do .

I've gained a lot of experience in my years of owning my house. I am sure I could do the sanding much faster and easier now than the last time (which was in the fall). My dad owned one of those 5 Gallon buckets which you can attach to a vacuum to collect the dust. That helps a lot. However, the real trick is know when to stop putting the mud on! I used to overdo it, and try to make it perfect at the beginning. Big mistake. I'd rather do 4 coats and do very little sanding between, than 3 coats and bust my hump sanding all the extra down. My hobby room (not brewing room, that is separate, and likely now the new garage) turned out great, and although I still ended up sanding more than I ought to, I liked the results, and still saved hours of sanding, so I'm getting better.

$800+ for a 12x12 room, including the cost of the drywall, hanging it, and fininshing it ready to paint. $1100+ for the second room. ouch. I might try and talk the wife into letting me do it. Oh, that sucks too...

j/k about being anti-social. I just don't go out of my way to meet new people.

 

[Homercidal]

Thats what you get for asking her opinion instead of telling her to wash the dishes.

That's what I got a 13 yo for!

 

[RoseHawke]

". . . $800+ for a 12x12 room, including the cost of the drywall, hanging it, and fininshing it ready to paint. $1100+ for the second room. ouch. I might try and talk the wife into letting me do it. Oh, that sucks too. . . "

Good god, that's totally insane . I knew there was a reason I got into this rabid DIY stuff. I recently finished a 12x24 room, I do not want to know how much that would have cost to have a "professional" do it. I've got one more room to do in this house and I was thinking of farming it out as I'm getting a bit tired of this. Might have to re-think that though.

 

[Homercidal]

Good god, that's totally insane . I knew there was a reason I got into this rabid DIY stuff. I recently finished a 12x24 room, I do not want to know how much that would have cost to have a "professional" do it. I've got one more room to do in this house and I was thinking of farming it out as I'm getting a bit tired of this. Might have to re-think that though.

Well, factor in the amount of time it takes to hang the draywall, mud and sand, plus the cost of the drywall to start with, and it's not so much. Still, I *could* do it myself and spend like $300 instead of $800.

Another tip I learned is to put up some 7/16" OSB as a backing material behind the drywall. It's not very expensive, and when you are done, you can screw or nail anywhere in the room and not have to search for a stud.