Just heard a homeowner in Denver say 'it's just mud and tape, how hard can it be' while I was grabbing coffee

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4 Comments

tessap971mo agoMost Upvoted

That attitude is a straight path to a cracked ceiling. Abby_brown is right about the skill part. My neighbor tried to skim coat his whole living room after watching one video. The walls ended up looking like a topo map. He had to pay a pro triple to fix it. Some jobs just aren't for beginners.

abby_brown1mo ago

Sounds like someone who's never tried to make a corner look clean. That first coat always goes on looking terrible and you realize it's a real skill. What's the worst DIY fail you've seen someone attempt?

rosecarr1mo ago

Remember when everyone thought painting stripes was easy? That's how I feel about mud and tape now. Abby_brown hit on something with the first coat looking bad, but honestly the real test is the sanding. You can do a decent coat and still ruin it with one wrong sanding pass. What's the one step in a project that always trips you up?

kelly_rivera21d ago

Ugh, sanding is the worst! Rosecarr is so right about one wrong pass ruining everything. For me it's always the caulking step, it never looks smooth.