Thursday, August 28, 2014

Sheet Rock Finishing Experts Can Make Your Rooms Look Better Than Doing It Yourself

By Harriet Porter


It does not matter whether you are remodeling your home or building a new one, a sheet rock professional must be involved. It can be a do it yourself project, however, in St Louis, MO, the companies who provide this services are a better fit for it. These sheet rock finishing experts make quick and deliberate work of making your walls and ceilings look right.

Do it yourself sheet rock projects can be accomplished by people who have a careful attention to detail oriented mind set. The process is fairly straight forward and takes only a few tools. Drywall sheets come in a number of thicknesses and dimensions. They can be purchased from most home improvement stores and the very distinctive mud necessary is also available.

Part of the reason that it is difficult to do this correctly is because of the way the surface of the wall or ceiling can look afterward. It has to be made as smooth as possible and, for that, a technique must be developed by each person for how to do this. It is not something that can be done correctly the first time and even the professionals have had to practice for quite some time to get it right.

The sheet rock professionals you have access to in St Louis, MO are a hardy crew. They will be available whenever they are needed and they have the training and experience you are looking for. They know what to do and how to make the walls or ceilings look as smooth as is needed.

The types and number of tools the professional will bring with them may surprise you. They will have several wall knives and joint compound applicators. The buckets, sponges and sandpaper may be something you have not seen gathered together. They will have the tape, which is actually a paper roll without any adhesive and, with all of this, they will make your project look nice.

No matter what type of job is presented, the professional gets to work. They must make sure the studs, within the wall or ceiling, is ready to take a sheet of drywall. Looking for exposed screws or nails will help ensure the sheets will fit in and be flat. This is the beginning of the job as they attach the drywall and make sure it is solid.

The actual finishing is done to make that piece of sheet rock meld into all of the other pieces. That is done by applying the joint compound, with a short knife, to all of the joints and nail holes and the application of the paper tape over the joint. This is allowed to dry and then additional compound is applied over the tape in an ever widening area so it blends in with the rest of the wall. Larger and larger knives are used to feather this application into a smooth transition.

These professionals make it look very easy and many people think they can do it after they watch for a while. These tradesmen work for several years before it is that easy and even then they still mess it up every once in a while. New constructions, remodeling and or patching holes caused by any number of things need their attention and a phone calls begins it all.




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