http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news New Drywall Products and Drywalling Methods Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:59:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_184" align="alignleft" width="256" caption="Hercules Hooks Deformed by 1/2""][/caption] It has been 9 months since my Hercules Picture Hooks Experiment involving 23.5 pounds hung from a single hercules hook. Two weeks after hanging the weight, there was a 1/8" permanent deformation of the hook from its original shape. Then 3 months ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/hercules-hooks-experiment-9-month-update/ [caption id="attachment_166" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE"][/caption] Cutting outlet boxes in drywall can be tricky. And even with the best measurements, you can be off enough to result in a sliver of black space to one side of the outlet, like shown in the top photo of this page. ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/fixing-oversized-drywall-outlet-holes/ [caption id="attachment_151" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Crack Tape"][/caption] Strait Flex sent me a bunch of samples to try out. One of the products was call Crack Tape. And I just happened to have a few cracks needing fixing, so I thought I would give it a try. If you read my article on ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/strait-flex-crack-repair-tape/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Black Mold on Drywall!"][/caption] Our bathroom was getting mold on our ceiling and walls within 3 weeks of cleaning off the walls with straight bleach during fall and spring months. During these months, the inside humidity could be fairly high, yet a quick dip in outdoor temps ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/removal-bathroom-black-mold/ What is the biggest difference between the horrific drywall work I did in my first few projects and the work I have done in my latest projects? It takes me a lot longer to finish my drywall! That sounds almost contradictory. After all, should one get faster, not slower? Not really. When I ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/diy-drywall-taping-patience-virtue/ [caption id="attachment_134" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Another 1/8" Deformation Since Last Time"][/caption] It has been 3 months now since I first hung 23.5 pounds on a single Hercules Hook on a 1/2" drywall panel. And it is still hanging, although the hook continues to deform, slowly but surely. As you can see ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/hercules-hook-experiment-update/ [caption id="attachment_130" align="alignleft" width="301" caption="Two 3-inch Mini Paint Rollers"][/caption] The mini paint roller has quickly become my favorite tool for repainting a small drywall area that has been repaired. I used to use a regular size roller - my wife was always the one using the diminutive 3" roller. And you ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/mini-paint-roller-drywall-repair/ [caption id="attachment_121" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Here is the nail pop!"][/caption] What Causes Nail Pops? Nail pops occur in drywall that has been secured with drywall nails as opposed to drywall screws. This commonly occurs in homes that are 30 or more years old but can also show up in newer homes. The nail ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/fixing-nail-pops/ [caption id="attachment_115" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="About an eighth of an inch deformation of the hook"][/caption] After 2 weeks with 23.5 pounds hanging from one hook, I inspected the Hercules Hook. It had straightened out ever so slightly. About 1/8" deformation of the Hercules Hook was observed. I measured deformation by placing the ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/hercules-hooks-part-iv/ [caption id="attachment_111" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="23.5 lbs On Hercules Hook"][/caption] A few weeks after I bragged about how well the Hercules Hooks worked in hanging our heavy portrait, wouldn't you know it - my wife had me move the portrait a few inches down :)  When I removed the hook, to my ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/hercules-hooks-review-part-iii/