Mike in Clear Lake
12-25-2007, 06:16 PM
Drywall - Professional Techniques for Great Results by Myron R. Ferguson.
Why is this relevant to motorcyclists? Because a lot of us love our garages, or want to have a garage that we can love. I am in the process of making my garage a work of art, and this will be done over the course of this year as I purchase/repair my anticipated motorcycle fleet.
It's Christmas Day, why write a book review? Because it's a good book and I will prove it in the write-up below!
Here's a picture of the cover. The book is, available at the regular places.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1174.jpg
I must let you know I think DIY work sucks, and I put DIY even lower than my loathing for camping. And ya'll know how I feel about camping, right? :rider:
Before I paint my garage interior I first have to repair the drywall holes I have in it. These are two nasty holes made by the women in my household, my wife and my mother-in-law. Both holes were made by accident. One is in the ceiling, and the other is in the column that divides the 2-door garage. See the pics:
Ceiling pic.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1130.jpg
Column pic.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1131crop.jpg
Aren't these holes nasty and ugly? Well Drywall presented a step-by-step remedy for this. Very easy to do, even for DIY haters like me! :-P I thought the most difficult part would be cutting the drywall patch from a piece of sheet rock, but this was not only easy, it was very enjoyable. You do not have to buy a whole piece of sheet rock either, as most hardware stores will sell you a 2'x2' repair piece which you can cut down further. Drywall tells you everything!
Here are the intermediate results for today's work, which I accomplished in a short time given the day's social obligations. Tomorrow I will finish the rest :)
Making patches. It's explained in the book. So easy!
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1164.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1165.jpg
Cleaning the holes. So easy!
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1166.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1168.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1173.jpg
And applying the patch. All explained in detail in Drywall!
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1170.jpg
Next phase will be to mix and apply joint compound to fill the seams/cracks, then I will tape over the seams/cracks with tape, and further apply joint compound to smooth /feather everything out.
The hole repair is the hard part of the garage project. The painting and electrical work will be easy. For the flooring I will use contractors.
Drywall is a good book and has succeeded in kick-starting me on this long overdue project.
Merry Christmas!
Mike in Clear Lake
Why is this relevant to motorcyclists? Because a lot of us love our garages, or want to have a garage that we can love. I am in the process of making my garage a work of art, and this will be done over the course of this year as I purchase/repair my anticipated motorcycle fleet.
It's Christmas Day, why write a book review? Because it's a good book and I will prove it in the write-up below!
Here's a picture of the cover. The book is, available at the regular places.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1174.jpg
I must let you know I think DIY work sucks, and I put DIY even lower than my loathing for camping. And ya'll know how I feel about camping, right? :rider:
Before I paint my garage interior I first have to repair the drywall holes I have in it. These are two nasty holes made by the women in my household, my wife and my mother-in-law. Both holes were made by accident. One is in the ceiling, and the other is in the column that divides the 2-door garage. See the pics:
Ceiling pic.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1130.jpg
Column pic.
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1131crop.jpg
Aren't these holes nasty and ugly? Well Drywall presented a step-by-step remedy for this. Very easy to do, even for DIY haters like me! :-P I thought the most difficult part would be cutting the drywall patch from a piece of sheet rock, but this was not only easy, it was very enjoyable. You do not have to buy a whole piece of sheet rock either, as most hardware stores will sell you a 2'x2' repair piece which you can cut down further. Drywall tells you everything!
Here are the intermediate results for today's work, which I accomplished in a short time given the day's social obligations. Tomorrow I will finish the rest :)
Making patches. It's explained in the book. So easy!
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1164.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1165.jpg
Cleaning the holes. So easy!
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1166.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1168.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1173.jpg
And applying the patch. All explained in detail in Drywall!
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n169/auto447019/CIMG1170.jpg
Next phase will be to mix and apply joint compound to fill the seams/cracks, then I will tape over the seams/cracks with tape, and further apply joint compound to smooth /feather everything out.
The hole repair is the hard part of the garage project. The painting and electrical work will be easy. For the flooring I will use contractors.
Drywall is a good book and has succeeded in kick-starting me on this long overdue project.
Merry Christmas!
Mike in Clear Lake