#Repairing drywall tape install#

How much of a project would this be and would it damage the brick veneer? It could be done by running a vent over the tub area, which is on an outside wall.Ī: You actually raise a couple of different questions and concerns here. One of our owners wants to vent it through the brick building the by-laws say we cannot change anything on the outside of our units. I have had NO mold problem so far in my bath. I installed a new vent fan in another bath, it is not vented to the outside, but is just a fan. I think the vent is a charcoal filter vent fan for odor removal only. The bathroom vent fan is in the ceiling of my unit, which is in the middle of the building. Q: I live in a multilevel condo that was built in the ’80s. Whatever route you choose, explain that you want to do the installations yourself, and have them guide you toward window coverings and installation hardware that lends itself to that. The advantage to the second options is that you'll probably save a little money. The advantage to the first two is that you'll get a lot more help, and they'll come out to the house and take all the necessary measurements for you, which is a key component in getting your window covering installation done correctly. Make a list of what window coverings you'd like in which rooms, since they won't necessarily be the same from room to room.įrom there, depending on your budget and level of ambition, you can talk in person with an interior designer or a window covering store, or you can shop at a home center, department store or online.

Look at the window coverings in finished homes and get a general idea of what appeals to you - shades, blinds, curtains, drapes, shutters and so on. Here's what I suggest:īegin by looking through some decorator magazines, watching a few design shows on TV, and doing a little browsing online.

#Repairing drywall tape install#

Some types are quite easy to install with only basic tools and skills, while others can be fairly tricky to hang correctly. Would you consider that a somewhat easy task to install all these by myself? Any tips?Ī: That's a fairly broad question because there are so many different types of window coverings available, along with many different types of mounting options. Q: I just purchased a new house with no blinds or curtains. If you're going to scrape off the popcorn, have it tested for asbestos first, and then follow the government’s guidelines for safe removal and disposal. Existing stocks were still allowed to be sold, so it's possible to find asbestos in ceiling texture in homes built in the mid-1980s. Most popcorn acoustic textures contained asbestos up until it was banned in the 1970s.

I would want to make sure that you don’t have a roof leak or some other problem that is causing an excess amount of moisture to reach the drywall. Drywall taping compounds are water-based, and typically about the only thing that will cause the tape to come loose is if the drywall gets wet. However, before making the repairs, I would want to explore why the tape is coming loose. Most paint stores, home centers and other retailers that handle drywall supplies will have the popcorn available in spray cans for touchup use, and it’s not as difficult as it might seem.

In the case of your acoustic “popcorn” ceiling texture, that would mean scraping off the popcorn in the affected areas, re-mudding the tape, then spraying on new texture. Any suggestions?Ī: Once the joint tape begins to come loose, there really is no good way of repairing it other than reattaching it with new joint compound. I have popcorn on my ceiling so I don't want to remove the tape and try repairing it that way that seems almost impossible. It is a very angled ceiling on one side, and of course the worst area where it is pulling away. The only place that I’m not sure will look good in the great room. I have thought about putting up crown molding to cover the problem. The drywall tape that was used all over the house where the ceiling meets the walls is pulling away from the ceiling.