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Warning: That Tuesday job with the 12-foot ceiling差点 made me quit the trade
I had a rough week where every single piece of drywall I hung on that new build in Millbrook kept cracking at the seams because the framing was still wet, and the foreman just shrugged, so by Thursday after my third redo I was ready to throw my bucket of mud in the dumpster - has anyone else dealt with builders who rush framing before the lumber dries?
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bailey.jennifer1d ago
Oh man I feel your pain on that one. Best trick I learned was to run a dehumidifier in there for a couple days before hanging anything, or if they won't wait, at least use expansion shims and leave a tiny gap at the joints so the drywall can breathe without cracking. The foreman can shrug all he wants but he's not the one doing the rework.
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scott.olivia1d ago
Bailey.jennifer nailed it with the dehumidifier tip, that's a solid move when the framing crew leaves you high and dry. Nothing worse than watching your work crack apart because someone couldn't wait a few days for the wood to settle. That foreman sounds like the type who'll blame you for the cracks too, which is just the cherry on top of a bad week.
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julia_carter611d ago
That foreman sounds like a slacker but honestly three redoes on drywall seems a little extreme. I've hung board on green lumber before and yeah you get some minor cracking but if you're getting full seam splits after every hang maybe check your fasteners or how tight you're butting the sheets. I worked a job in 2019 with framing so wet it was still dripping and I only had to patch maybe two joints the next week.
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