http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news New Drywall Products and Drywalling Methods Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:07:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When repairing nail holes, nail pops in drywall, or pre-filling large gaps between sheets or in corners, you may use ordinary all-purpose joint compound. But, this compound takes a fairly long time to dry and also will shrink a fair amount, requiring additional coats (and time). A better way to ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/plaster-spackle-repair-nail-holes/ At the beginning of April in 2009, I hung 23.5 pounds from a single Hercules Hook. VK6CXBWT366F Since that time I have kept a record of what happened. The hook deformed a little, then a little more, and even a little more still. But still the weight is held up! ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/hercules-hook-experiment/ The photo shown here illustrates the challenges my friend Luke faced in finishing his log cabin. About half his walls were natural log, but the other half were finished drywall. And being log built, it is natural to have more non-90-degree angles than a traditional home. So I let Luke ... http://www.drywallinfo.com/drywall-news/strait-flex-tape-review/ [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/