finishing walls
Donut
I live in a double wide (a home that came in two pieces that were put together on the land after purchasing). It's our first home, and when we bought it, the people who owned it before did NOTHING with the inside, clean slate to work from. But the worse part is, apparently they had decided to not have the walls finished. Basically, this means between every drywall panel is a stripe that conceals where the panels were placed together. It's cheaper and less time consuming for the people who made the home to do this rather than put "mud" over all the seams, sand and paint. We are actually in need to move due to my husband's new job, but it has been my plan to increase the value and impression of the home, to finish the walls and paint and put trim around. My husband and I were on the same page when moving in, but now he is being a pain about it. I have given in and decided not to do our girls' rooms and his computer room and the girls' bathroom. But I still have our bedroom, the living room, the kitchen and the family room to do. He's being difficult in wanting to not put much money and time into the process. So it's basically on me. I feel strongly about doing. Like I said we are almost done with the bathroom and it's looking great! Definitely more appealing than having those strips all the way around the room. But it has taken some time. If anyone has any tricks on how to speed up the process or take some of the labor intensive mudding, sanding, etc out of this process. Please let me know!?!?!? I wold greatly appriciate it and it may help to get him off my back! Thanks.
catwoman708
If you feel strongly about doing it, then continue on and plan on doing it all by yourself, since it's causing friction. Still want to do it?You might try applying mud with a large trowel and just leaving it with a rough texture and plastered, stucco look. Go back with a damp rag and clean any extra mud off the trim while it's still moist. Little if any patching, floating, or sanding will be needed (you can just hit the rough spots with a brick after the mud had dried well, then wipe off any dust with a barely damp sponge or rag). Then just paint it, let it dry, and rag or sponge on a slightly darker shade, then dab or wipe off (the darker shade will settle in the crevices giving it some interest). Check out some books or articles on simple painting techniques if you're unsure. Use neutral colors for more resale value (off white with light tan, stone/putty with gray or taupe, cream and beige... whatever blends with the existing paneling, trim, or flooring). Personally, I don't think it will add enough dollar value to the house to make up for the extra stress, time, and energy spent re-doing the walls. Moving is exhausting and stressful enough without adding to it. Save your energy, and pick your fights carefully. You're moving, let it go, concentrate on the new place. The new buyers might just want to redo it to their preferences anyway. Spend that extra time and money on the "curb appeal" to the front walk, drive, porch, front door. They'll see what you've done to the walls already & can finish it themselves if they love it. If they don't love it, then they have less to redo.Sorry, I know that's not what you wanted to hear.
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