Material recommendations and general advice
TLDR:
For hot humid places, what are the best beginner friendly reccs for
- Drywall sheet material
- Mud type
- Screw size
- Tape type (fiberglass vs paper)
- Bonus: on average, how long should a patch approx take for a 2ft x 10ft area for slightly handy people? Hope it’s not 6+ hours.
I live in a humid area and was wondering what’s the best drywall material to use for tropical hot places.
Also I’m watching videos on types of muds to use and types of tapes to use.
As a beginner, I’m seeing recommendations to mud initial layers with joint compound and then use a fiber glass tape instead of traditional paper tape.
Also if there are any recommendations on backing materials as well? Is it fine to use regular pieces of 2x4 as backing in humid areas? The area I’m trying to patch has no support beams to screw the drywall into.
Please recommend me the most forgiving materials because this is my first time attempting it.
Also does anyone have advice for how long a project or attempt like this may take for a 2ft tall by 10 ft long piece of straight wall, no corner in general? I want to try to tackle this instead of caving in for a contractors quote of over $800 for this but am curious how long people usually take to complete this, granted differing skill levels.