Walls and Ceilings - Finishing up the garage
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StarliteKNight
07-26-05, 02:17 PM
Hello. My family moved into a new house about 2 years ago and now my parents want me to finish up and paint the garage. The garage has metal on outside corners that are away from the wall and the taped joints are all bulgy and separated from the wall.
How should I go about dealing with the tape and metal edges? I got some Poly Instafill yesterday and was thinking that I could just slather on a bunch of it to cover the edge of the metal, and that I'd cut away the bulgy parts of tape and try to smooth out everything with the Instafill. Would it be easier to just redo all the taping?
Also, there is some tape between the wall and the wood door jamb. Should I cut off the tape at the door jamb, or Instafill and paint over the jamb?
Furthermore, on the bottom of the back wall where the tap comes out for the gardening hose there's a large hunk of tape. How would I go about remedying that?
There are gaps between the wall and the floor and ceilings. Do I just cover the gaps up with moulding or something?
Last but not least, would I be able to work around the garage door opener, or would I have to uninstall that and all the wiring?
:confused: Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I'll be filling up the nail holes as I await replies. :confused:
Thank you!
How should I go about dealing with the tape and metal edges? I got some Poly Instafill yesterday and was thinking that I could just slather on a bunch of it to cover the edge of the metal, and that I'd cut away the bulgy parts of tape and try to smooth out everything with the Instafill. Would it be easier to just redo all the taping?
Also, there is some tape between the wall and the wood door jamb. Should I cut off the tape at the door jamb, or Instafill and paint over the jamb?
Furthermore, on the bottom of the back wall where the tap comes out for the gardening hose there's a large hunk of tape. How would I go about remedying that?
There are gaps between the wall and the floor and ceilings. Do I just cover the gaps up with moulding or something?
Last but not least, would I be able to work around the garage door opener, or would I have to uninstall that and all the wiring?
:confused: Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I'll be filling up the nail holes as I await replies. :confused:
Thank you!
marksr
07-26-05, 09:06 PM
I am not familiar with poly instafill. I'll assume that it is a type of joint compound. The corner bead gets covered with about 3 coats of mud. Any tape that has to be removed needs to be replaced - insert and smooth the tape in wet mud. The gap at the bottom of the wall is best addressed with base board. At the top you can either fold the tape and install similar to the other joints or cover with crown mold or other wood. I assume the tape at the tap is to cover an over sized hole for the plumbing - this would also require several coats of mud. When applying joint compound it is preferable to put on several thin coats versus 1-2 heavy ones. Makes for less sanding plus the mud is less likely to crack as it dries.
It is usually easier to work around garage door hanger than to take it down.
It is usually easier to work around garage door hanger than to take it down.