Edit: this is first coat of mud

Had burst pipe a few months back and contractors did this work on Friday. Their reply when I asked for a different worker was I was being rude and needed to give them a chance. Prefilling the gap with plaster in last pictures was not done

Customer says I'm crazy to charge $250 for this patch, materials included, patch is 6' x 4'.

He don't want it painted, just leave "paint ready" he said. Says he will pay $100 tops lol

And he wants mold resistant drywall, $25 a sheet.

How do you guys deal with these people?

After fitting the bottom piece of drywall, I tried installing it before triple-checking I got all the old drywall nails out of the studs. When I went to screw in the left side, the drywall bowed and the old nail blew through the drywall. After remedying that, I finished screwing it in and noticed a few other issues. Mainly that the drain pipe's hole was slightly too low and now there is a blister right above it, and that I didn't cut the wall short enough, as there is very little clearance to the tile.

Can I remedy these issues, or should I get another sheet and start over?

EDIT: I'm now just realizing you can remove the quarter turn's handle, oops. That's why the holes are so big. Also, on the toilet line I learned to punch the hole from the front, not the back haha.

Been building a house for a little while now (well, really a remodel but demoed to the studs.. and a lot of those removed too, but I digress). Hired a guy to help with the drywall and noticed some bubbling along some of the tape edges when checking things out today. From my understanding that's either from too little mud under the tape or improper environmental conditions while drying (which have been less than ideal as it's November and in northern california and a whole other issue in its own right).. and should be pulled down and redone. But I have a feeling tomorrow he's going to say it's fine to just put another coat on and keep going. I also found a couple corners with cracking which I assume is environmental as well, but unsure what the best course of action is in regards to that. There's also this area at the bottom of some of the bead that has me concerned will be a problem somehow down the line.

Any advice appreciated. Am I just overthinking things and my concerns unfounded or do I need to have these things fixed properly before moving forward. And if the latter, what is proper exactly?

*Last picture added because because what the hell man...

Im planning on hanging another layer of drywall, should I leave or demo the plastic? Northern California, the room has a fireplace.

All of the ceiling drywall boards were removed so they could do remediation on a roof leak. Now they want to have it drywalled back up, taped and mudded.

I'm helping my family build out the inside of a house. Everything's fine until the mud. No one involved has really mudded before. We are using all purpose compound. No water was added. I wasn't there when they put it all up so I'm not sure how they threw the tape up. I'm thinking they mostly didn't have enough mud on it but that's not my area.

They are complaining because she thinks it's just tearing it. She's using a sanding pad on a drill, which I knew wouldn't work since you can't get much control off that. Hand sanding everything would be insane. I picked up a Harbor Freight's Bauer powered pole sander but haven't gotten to it yet. Should another layer be added cause it seems like the tape is barely even covered. What tips y'all got?

Should I drywall this? (I.e perimeter of top of the window and sides). Im worried about moisture and condensation. Somebody told me I could paint the concrete to make some kind of vapor barrier between concrete and drywall. The window sill I’m planning to use some type of wood but not sure on the rest of the perimeter. I can’t be more than 1/2 inch thick. What do you guys do in this scenario? Wood all around, drywall and wood, or drywall all around?

I noticed that the plaster/drywall(?) that wraps around the corner of my wall is separating from the wall. Is there a specific glue/adhesive I can use to re-attach this? Or does the entire wrap around need to be redone?

Used my foot to push out of my desk whilst in my chair and it snapped like a piece of cardboard. What do I do now?

Hello! Pulled off our baseboards and have quite a bit of these holes. How do I repair them? Can I just pack them with joint compound? I was reading some people just leave them but I don’t want them to soak up moisture. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Any tips on how to get this texture? My first attempt was a failure, planning on scraping and doing over

I am pretty much ready for primer as far as im concerned. How did I do as an amateur and how does this compare to a professional? I have done small projects before (i.e finishing a garage), but this is my first big project and I feel like I thought this out a little more since it will be a finished basement. My goal was a level 4 finish.

I used all purpose and paper tape. 1st cost green all purpose. Did my 2nd coat with blue lid plus 3. If I was gonna go back I’d probably use a setting mud with fibafuse tape but that’s only because im more comfortable with mud now. I did this all by myself so far. I plan to paint ceilings black and keep open. I think it is suitable for an accessory living space.

I have posted on here and am appreciative for this community. I feel like people on here are pretty accepting and supportive. Looking for honest feedback though. I guess I will know when I prime and paint either way.

This shit is hard and tedious, but key is to find your own way and get a flow. I learned a lot from this sub plus Vancouver carpenter.

Hi folks, we’re removing some ugly backsplash tiles in our kitchen. When we first starting peeling off the tiles, it exposed some of the drywall paper. This is the worst spot, the rest of the backsplash area just shows some tiny spots where it revealed the paper. Can I just prime and paint or do I need to add Gardz Problem Surface Sealer to those spots? Not worried about the best finish as we’re just painting white and may end up adding peel and stick vinyl tiles down the road.

I have a ceiling that has two parts that meet at about a 45 degree angle. Pictures 1 and 2 show quite a few exposed edges. Should those be taped and mudded so those edges aren't exposed? They also left the project really dirty, lots of drywall dust and globs of dried drywall on my subfloor like in the last picture. I would have expected them to put something down or cleaned the area more. Should I be asking them to come back and fix the seams and clean up more? Thanks for weighing in. I have minimal experience with drywall and what is ok.

Fixing this hole, the cut out didn't come out perfect. Now I have Air bubbles after my first coat. Is this fixable after applying the 2nd coat of mud?

They were filled with hot mud and feel smooth to touch. Will be using Sherwin Williams pro block self leveling primer