In my spare time I smooth out walls. I have done so many like this that I don't need to sand much anymore. I know I have stated in the past that I detest textured walls and ceilings and I have found that the easiest way to smooth out textured walls is to apply joint compound to them. Remember this wall?
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Well as of last night it looked like this
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkE4ANtIWWvm4_K1_Z4HBzLliXSB_U8MfF7JaN3UGceH1z0MLdplacv8Y9WkCOqSyhr2bcyEaImhJLDrCsWIvw3UaSN_SjArWhX-Gd6pYx8I2pbf6bZgGoN9cNTHxOI-v2fVJz/s320/DSC02330.JPG)
Remember this wall too?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3qY_gI1SsUmD9UxtYtKwjmGmF1kwP9J2fUHPazWCirrQcHjO2sx2Dh8Z_lByo7xvh1pJf0WP9BkXk4g9Kpgm5kUtdNSl-4DySLmiQFCmNvvfJ5WaW6GEpS_ul8iysp_r7wQX/s320/DSC01840.JPG)
Well, it currently looks like this.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1h-92dUrG47SY5FQz3ETaoe57R4ULmlcqtErVd51A8RhYnZzbc6BBv3P1Z7sscOiLm_h8p2SsYNCE5Ux81bYevGtnMY1G5vhIVBxtREhiG0zuEq_mNQwUWMmLf2bjsCkG52t/s320/DSC02331.JPG)
What does it take to do this? A strong arm, 4 days and about 4 buckets of joint compound per room. Is it worth it? That depends on whether you detest textured walls as much as I do!
3 comments:
Texture Sucks for Sure
http://theheadlemur.typepad.com/photos/smoothwall/index.html
A lot of work but it looks great!
I'm with you, textured walls suck. As do textured ceilings. I had stucco-ish walls in my childhood bedroom and even as a kid I remember hating them. They were all chalky and weird, and none of the other kids had walls like that.
Totally worth the effort in my opinion.
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