Okay, my first ever drywall and I know what I did wrong. I just didn’t think that small indifference would make it look obviously bad.

But here it is, I will do it different on the rest of the walls but I’m just gonna leave it for what it is: me acting like someone who can do drywalls and wanted to save money lol

Didn’t do the bottom part yet so I am def not done but holy moly…

How bad can someone mud? Me: Hm My wife: “Well atleast it’s done. Not good, but done and we saved money for vacation”

What makes it even more hilarious is that in my mind I was sure if I use paint that has sand in it it’s gonna cover that LOL. Fail…

    • Grogon@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 months ago

      Yeah dunno our mirror is gonna be across that part anyways (I hope it will cover that up) but well you can see I sanded to much mud or didn’t put enough mud across the plasterboard so thats why there is a “dent”.

      To me I gotta say it doesn’t look fine but looks fine enough for saving that much money lol.

      • mipadaitu@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Go look carefully at the rest of the drywall in your house. I bet you’ll find similar spots that the original professionals did.

  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’ve done worse. Walled in an unneeded doorway. The seam on one side is clearly visible. But I was trying to get it done in time to host Christmas and it was done very hastily. I’ll fix it one of these days. …probably.

  • HessiaNerd@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 months ago

    That’s what happens when you do it yourself. You notice the flaws more.

    I spent months redoing my bathroom. I moved a wall, re-routed plumbing installed a new tub, and tiled. So much tiling. I ripped some out I was so pissed at how it went in. I still see every spot that I didn’t like.

    After that experience I went into the bathroom at my work and looked at the tiling in there. The tiles directly in front of the unrinal I’ve been peeing in for 6+years. They were way worse than some of the stuff I was fussing over, and I never noticed.

    Give yourself credit for finishing the fucking job. Learn to not make the same mistakes, and go out and make new mistakes to learn from.

  • Lem Jukes@lemm.ee
    1·
    3 months ago

    A) that actually looks better than a lot of “pro” work I’ve run across.

    B) if it’s that much of an issue for you I think a teensy bit of sanding and very light puttying and then paint and you can get those seams out.