r/drywall

The lower texture closest to the fireplace is the new texture. While I can appreciate it’s impossible to match, I do feel this is a bit far off from what I’d expect.

The transition texture noticeably flattens out. Lower region looks like either the hopper pressure was slightly too low or the mud was a bit too thin, causing the splatter to lay down flatter instead of building up peaked droplets.

Let me know if I’m being unrealistic. Appreciate your time and expertise!

I have a small patch of mold spots near the fan in my bathroom. I am going to fix this by cutting out at 2 x 2' area around the fan and replacing that area with new drywall and refinishing it. I have all the materials I need (listed above in picture) but the one thing I can't figure out is the paint. My house is fairly new so we have all the paint that the construction workers used to paint the house, and the only white paint that we have is late and I am very sure that this isn't latex because of the way it crumbles as shown in the video in the comments. I feel like if it was painted, it would chip off in flakes, but this only crumbles like chalk. I don't know how I'm gonna color match the ceiling. I guess I'm just wondering if there even is any paint on this ceiling. I have never done anything of this sort before, so I'm just looking for any advice that any of you may have. Thank you in advance

I did my butt joints first and then my flat joints and without a light they look fine after sanding but with a 2500 lumen shining straight down the wall I see unevenness from where the two joints meet. I’m wondering if this is because I did the butt and flat joints at separate times, but I did wait for the butts to dry before starting the flats. How bad is this?

The tape has all come off of the drywall . When I felt the texture with my hand, it almost felt like quickset and not all purpose skim coat.

is it worth trying to re-tape and skim over everything, or would it be better to try to forego the tape and skim it with some kind of drywall compound?

Trying to figure out what my wall is made of. It's been difficult for me to drill holes for wall anchors and I thought maybe it's not drywall?? All have is a shitty $30 black and decker drill so that could be why

Most of my walls will be covered with cabinetry, molding and frame and panel but I’m just curious what a realistic expectation should be here. The walls look good at regular light and even with an angled light but running exactly parallel shows a lot. I think generally I’m curious what the expectation should be for a level 3/4 finish. There will be light sanding between prime coats and small fixes/skims.

I'm planning on filling the large holes with 5 minute mud, but I wasn't sure how to handle the rest of the patched area.

I'm not looking for perfection, but I wanted to reduce how badly the patch stands out, and how to recreate that texture.

Note: I'm guessing the previous owners had water intrusion, but whatever causes the issue had been fixed and there's no mold issue or anything. It's just cosmetic. Also, as much as I hate the texture I have no interest skim coating the whole ceiling.

This discoloration appears in the corner of a closet on the second floor. The exterior to this closet is one corner of the house. I cannot recall if it was there when we moved in 15 years ago. Only noticed now due to closet cleaning. The drywall and tape is firm, dry, and odorless -- not soft or damp as I would expect with water damage. Does this look like mold?

I intend to simply put a layer of compound over it, then KILZ 2 primer and paint. Should I be doing more?

Is this mildew? Just bought a house and we think it hasn't been lived in for a while. We're hoping it's just surface level mildew, but it's in a few different rooms, is it worth cutting into the drywall, or should we just prime it with a solid stain blocker and paint it?

The wall pictures is in a decently ventilated office type room, and the guest bathroom is behind this wall. There isn't any of this staining in the bathroom. It's also in the master closet, all over the wall, not just at the bottom.

Hey guys, hoping this is the right sub to post this on.

I’m having issues with drywall patching

What I did was

1. Patch the drywall
2. Spray PVA on all raw drywall repairs
3. Texture
4. Spray all purpose primer (Kilz-2)
5. Paint

Can anyone tell me where I went wrong? I cannot find anything online that’ll help me figure this out, why am I getting insane flashing?

Ceilings are sprayed in eggshell because that is what my wife wanted, flat isn’t an option for her.

Just purchased this home in Western NC with the most absurd ceiling texture I’ve ever seen. Picture doesn’t even do it justice. It’s almost 3 inches between the high and low spots. I’m guessing this would be near impossible to scrape/sand and skim coat? What is your approach to a smooth ceiling and what would you expect to pay/charge? Roughly 375 sq ft.

Trying my best here as an amateur/first timer.

It looks bad. But wanted to see if after a day or so, can this be salvaged?

I cleaned up all the old dry wall, primed and now I tried to lay down some all purpose taping mud.

Forgot to add tape after mud because I was struggling with the mud.

How can I save this? (It’s okay if it can’t be)

Can I add tape after this dries?

We ripped off a vanity mirror that was screwed to the wall and all this came with it, I've already primed the raw paper spots and orange areas with oil based primer, is my next step hot mud and then sanding? Would you go with a 5 min mud or something a little longer? Should the mix be pretty watery and thin or more thick? This is in a bathroom above the toilet and I plan to put some shelves there, so id like it looking as decent as possible.

Im cleaning up all the screw and nail holes in my rental suite before moving, and this is something ive never seen.. older house, not drywall per we but some sort of plaster board? Doesnt have the 1/4” thickness of drywall. Hole slightly larger than a golf ball. What’s my best approach?

Hi all, in my room I just noticed there was dried (presumably) water stains in one of the corners and ceiling. I am on the second story of a family house so above me is the attic/roof. We got the roof replaced a few years ago now and honestly this could have been from pre roof replacement as I recently moved a piece of furniture that was blocking line of sight to that area for years. I vaguely remember seeing water stain in that area a while ago (I think) but can’t be 100% sure. Is there anything I should do/does this need to be replaced or do you think it’s fine? Attached are pictures of the stain and the outside view of where that corner is. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Attempting to patch ceiling drywall for the first time. I couldn't get the drywall cutout to be as close to a perfect fit as I was seeing in videos on youtube, so I added this little filler patch to the right in the picture.

Is this going to work when I tape and mud over it?

I'm on a time crunch and need this replaced sooner rather than later. I have the sheet and was wondering the amount someone would charge to replace. More of the dry wall may need to be cutout due to the mold that was in there.