Operation drywall. Tape, mud, sand, mud, sand, texture, sand, primer, paint, paint. Somewhere in between, clean, clean, clean.

Well I used fiberglass mesh drywall tape instead of the traditional paper. It was nice because I didn’t have to pre-mud the joints as the tape had adhesive back. After applying the tape, I used joint compound to fill in any screw holes and seal the tape on all the seams. As the new drywall was matching up with old drywall, the seams didn’t match up exactly so I had to build up the ceiling to make it all level.

Taped up seams with fiberglass mesh.

Walls with joint compound (drywall mud) over seams and screw holes, sanded and prepared for texture.

I also patched a hole in the existing drywall where the old toilet paper dispenser was. There are many ways to do this but I opted to use a piece of the old drywall that was cut elsewhere. I cut it about 1/2 in larger than the hole on all sides, then cut back the gypsum (chalky stuff) on the non-painted surface to fit in the hole (see photos). Once I placed it in the hole, I traced around the outer edge and cut away the PAPER ONLY on the wall so the new piece would fit flush. After that, I simply used two strips of the mesh tape in a cross pattern to hold in place, applying joint compound (mud).

Toilet paper dispenser hole.

Piece of drywall cut to replace hole.

New piece of drywall patch with mesh tape.

Mud applied to patched area and smoothed out. All you have to do is sand after it’s dry and then apply texture.

While waiting for the patch hole and last layer of patch to the ceiling (to level the surface), I dry fitted the marble tile to draw lines for my cuts. Instead of purchasing a $400 wet saw, or renting one, I opted to draw my cuts on the pieces and take them into Home Depot. They charge $0.50/cut so 13 tiles that needed cuts cost only $6.50. As we needed to pick up primer and paint, we had the tiles cut and I layed them out to ensure everything fit properly.

I layed out the marble tile floor to first dry fit it prior to applying mortar to the floor and setting the tiles. I called in two inspectors to check out the job and they approved the work.

Tomorrow I will remove the tiles and apply texture to the walls. We will then primer and paint them. Thereafter, I set the tiles and let them set up for 24 hours prior to applying grout. I hope to have everything in by wednesday and to have our vanity, toilet and shower fixtures installed Thursday.

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