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01-31-02, 12:35 PM
I just removed 4" vinyl baseboard from my kitchen walls. The adhesive is all over the area and alot of the sheetrock paper is torn. I want to replace the vinyl baseboard with traditional wood molding which is alot shorter. Is is worth tring to repair this ( and how) or am I better off cutting out this area and replacing with new sheetrock? Thanx!
Davef15
02-01-02, 02:04 PM
I'm not a pro but here is how I would attack the problem. It depends on the extent of the damage. You have a couple of options.
1) if the damage is not sever, choose a baseboard that is higher than the damage and cover it up.
2) if the damage to the paper is more extensive, you now have two more choices. either way it will require skim coating with mud. You will have to scrap off all of the adhesive - even if it means damaging the wall board. You need surface free of all raised bumps or buggers. If the paper is extensively damaged, get some fiberglass wallboard tape (the sticky kind) and lay strips on the wall horizontally starting at floor level, to an area just above the damage. The strips should run contineously even over the good areas. Get some drywall mud and at least a 5 inch drywall knife and put a thin layer of mud along the length of the wall to cover the tape. let this dry and sand level (use a sanding pad with drywall screen for sanding). Apply another coat, this time feathering a little higher on the wall. Sand again. Finally, get a 10 inch drywall knife and apply one last thin coat, feathering the top. sand smooth and apply a primer.
The other option - to cut out - requires the same mud patch anyway, only much more work to try and blend a butt seam which is what you will have.
good luck - remember, thin coats of mud - even if you have to apply 4 to get it to your liking.
1) if the damage is not sever, choose a baseboard that is higher than the damage and cover it up.
2) if the damage to the paper is more extensive, you now have two more choices. either way it will require skim coating with mud. You will have to scrap off all of the adhesive - even if it means damaging the wall board. You need surface free of all raised bumps or buggers. If the paper is extensively damaged, get some fiberglass wallboard tape (the sticky kind) and lay strips on the wall horizontally starting at floor level, to an area just above the damage. The strips should run contineously even over the good areas. Get some drywall mud and at least a 5 inch drywall knife and put a thin layer of mud along the length of the wall to cover the tape. let this dry and sand level (use a sanding pad with drywall screen for sanding). Apply another coat, this time feathering a little higher on the wall. Sand again. Finally, get a 10 inch drywall knife and apply one last thin coat, feathering the top. sand smooth and apply a primer.
The other option - to cut out - requires the same mud patch anyway, only much more work to try and blend a butt seam which is what you will have.
good luck - remember, thin coats of mud - even if you have to apply 4 to get it to your liking.