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speede5 · 05-18-2013, 01:42 AM

I need some advice. A friend would like me to finish her garage, spruce it all up. It is an attached unheated garage, built in the 80's. Drywall was put up but not mud/taped. It is wavy in a few spots and has pulled away from the studs in a couple others. So, she wants it painted white, and has suggested texturizing the walls, just like you would a ceiling, to kinda clean it up and hide whatever irregularities are there.

I was thinking I can fix up the drywall, but I'm wondering how mud/tape will hold up in the unheated environment. Am I wasting my time mudding and taping joints and corners? Is it just going to crack after the next winter?

Any thoughts, ideas, experience? I like the idea of a quick coat of mud and a spray texture, followed by paint, should brighten it up considerably.

05-18-2013, 01:42 AM	#1
speede5 First Line Centre Join Date: Sep 2009 Exp:	Garage interior finishing advice, ideas, etc. I need some advice. A friend would like me to finish her garage, spruce it all up. It is an attached unheated garage, built in the 80's. Drywall was put up but not mud/taped. It is wavy in a few spots and has pulled away from the studs in a couple others. So, she wants it painted white, and has suggested texturizing the walls, just like you would a ceiling, to kinda clean it up and hide whatever irregularities are there. I was thinking I can fix up the drywall, but I'm wondering how mud/tape will hold up in the unheated environment. Am I wasting my time mudding and taping joints and corners? Is it just going to crack after the next winter? Any thoughts, ideas, experience? I like the idea of a quick coat of mud and a spray texture, followed by paint, should brighten it up considerably.