How to Hang Pre-hung Door - Part 10 of 15 - Inside Door Mud

Fig.1 Joint compound

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Cordless screwdriver with Phillip bit
Mud knives
Mud also called joint compound
Wall tape

Mr. Victor Longpont hired my services to remove his garage door that had become damaged after a bad rain storm. The door had not been painted for over 30 years, the bottom of the door was damaged by a badly worn door sweep that allowed water into the bottom of the door. 

This post shows the six steps to applying joint compound inside the door jamb. 

Step 1: Fig.1 shows that the joint compound was removed from a new container and applied to the open gaps in the doorway.  
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the a mud knife was used to apply the mud and make an edge for the corner bead.

Fig.2 Tape and joint compound

Step 3: Fig.3 shows the application of mud all around the door and flatten the mud as much as possible.  

Fig.3 Taping top

Step 4: Fig.4 shows a gap between the door jamb and the sheetrock. This side is not as bad as the hinge side.

Fig.4 Taping 
around lock plate

Step 5: Fig.5 and fig.6 shows that mud was applied on the top right of the door. Fig.6 shows a larger perspective of the work done inside the door jamb.

Fig.5 Taping 
around door edges

Fig.6 Above electrical alarm

Step 6: Fig.7 shows the door jamb is smooth all ready to apply the corner bead to the door jamb edges and fig.8 shows that this part of the job is finished.

Fig.7

Fig.8 Tape 
behind door hinges

How to Hang a Pre-hung Door:

Part 1 of 15 Introduction Why Replace This Garage Door

Part 2 of 15 Removing The Damaged Door

Part 3 of 15 Door Hardware Removed

Part 4 of 15 Door Threshold Removal

Part 5 of 15 Installing Door

Part 6 of 15 Recycled Metal Removed

Part 7 of 15 Caulking Outside Door Edges

Part 8 of 15 New Door Hardware Installed

Part 9 of 15 Caulking Door Screws Holes

Part 10 of 15 Inside Door Mud

Part 11 of 15 Inside Door Taping

Part 12 of 15 Inside Door Painted

Part 13 of 15 Applying Stucco To Door Edge

Part 14 of 15 Exterior Door Molding

Part 15 of 15 Old Door Cut to Trash

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How to Expand Garage Partial Wall by Installing Wall board (Gypsum Board)

Fig.1 The job

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:
Mud
Razor knife extra blades
Sheet rock screws
Sponge
Wall tape 
Wall board (gypsum board) 

Mrs. Garcia wanted her garage partially walled with new sheetrock. She was told by her insurance company that the new washer and dryer that she wanted to move to that part of the garage must have wallboard to prevent garage fires. 

This post shows the seven steps to install gypsum board on the garage wall. 

Step 1: Fig.1 and fig.2 shows the area that she needed to have the new wallboard installed.

Fig.2 Bottom wall

Step 2: Look at the garage area that needs to be repaired. This is one time the wall needs to be measured. The wall will have wallboard screwed to the sides so the exact measurement is needed. One sheet of wallboard is a 4 ft by 8 ft wide. 
Step 3: Fig.3 shows a razor knife with extra blades. Use this knife to cut the wallboard to size.

Fig.3 Razor knife 
and extra blades

Step 4: Fig.4 shows that this job required one 4 by 8 sheet. The first board has been placed on the wall.

Fig.4 Drywall 
4 x 8 sheet

Step 5: Fig.5 shows the sheetrock screws are all around the garage floor vent. Place sheetrock screws into the wood studs just slightly below the surface.

Fig.5 Garage vent

Step 6: Fig.6 shows the wallboard has been screwed in place using a cordless screwdriver with a Phillips bit. Now the wallboard need mud applied to the wall joint edges.

Fig.6 Wall vent

Step 7: Apply wall tape to the edges of the sheetrock and anywhere where two edges meet. Fig.7 shows wall tape being applied at the top of the wall and fig.8 shows the tape is brought to the bottom of the wallboard and the wood edge.

Fig.7 Adding sheetrock tape

Fig.8 Tape 
the bottom

Step 8: Fig.9 shows the perimeter edges have been taped the middle where two sheets come together must be taped also. The tape being applied to the wall and later it will be covered up with mud and sanded smooth.

 

Fig.9 Paper tape

Step 9: The last steps is the smooth out the bumps, on the wall tape and around the edges of the sheetrock. Fig.10 shows the use a tile sponge to wet sand the edges of the wallboard.

Fig.10 Sponge smooth

Step 10: Fig.11 shows the job is finished, except priming the wall and painting afterwards. This would be done by the home owner nephews.

Fig.11 Drywall 
finished

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How to Repair Leaking Copper Pipe Water Damage in a Ceiling Loft

By Gary Boutin

Fiberglass tape

Supplies and Tools:
Cordless drill and Phillips bit
Ladder 6-feet
Latex primer white
Mini roller frame and mini roller
Mud
Sheetrock 1-5/8 coarse screws
Texture 
Wall tape

A young couple saw my add in the PennySaver in San Bernardino County. Carl and I went and gave an estimate for repairing the ceiling inside a kitchen loft. The copper pipe needed to be repaired, we bid it but the customer had a plumber in his family that repaired the leaky copper pipe. We picked up our supplies and fixed this job together.

This post shows the ten steps to repairing a ceiling leak inside a ceiling loft.

Step 1: Set up the ladder underneath the repair and fig.1 shows the copper had been repaired and the ceiling needs work.

Fig.1 Copper pipe leak

Step 2: There was a light near the ceiling damage, fig.2 show Carl dissembled the lamp to check how close the damage was to the water damage.  

Fig.2 Carl taking lamp apart

Step 3: Fig.3 shows the rough edges of the ceiling being cut straight in preparation for new wall board.

Fig.3 Trimming the edges

Step 4: Fig.4 shows the installation of the ceiling supports being placed on both sides of the ceiling damage to hold the new wall board. 
Step 5: Fig.5 shows below left, Carl is trimming the ceiling wall board piece.

Fig.4 Trimming

Fig.5 New wall piece

Step 6: Fig.6 shows the handyman starting to place the new wall board into the damage ceiling.
Step 7: Fig.7 shows Carl is screwing the wall board into the ceiling supports with sheetrock 1 5/8 coarse screws.

Fig.6 Installing piece

Fig.7 Carl here is using 
sheet rock screws

Step 8: Not shown, mud was applied the ceiling and wall board edges in one smooth coating.
Step 9: Once the mud coating was dried, the area was dry sanded and texture was applied. 
Step 10: The ceiling was coated with one coat of latex white primer, the customer had someone else paint the ceiling. The job being done and now the young couple are out looking for their next flip home. Carl and I learned that some job can be rewarding when two good partners work together in God's glory.

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Door Knob Wall Protectors

Fig.1 Door plate

By Gary Boutin

Supplies and Tools:

Wall mud

Wall plaque Kit

It's funny that our country can send someone to the moon but we can not figure out a way to close a door without the door hitting the wall. Hardware stores came out with door stops, which are great if they are in good shape, but most are not working.

This post shows the four steps to repairing a small hole and installing a door knob wall plaque.

Step 1: Fig.1 shows the real answer is the wall plaque. Its purpose is to stop the door knob from damaging the wall and this works very well. Cost is about $3, and can save the wall and repair damages. Next the wall hole needs to be repaired. Apply pre-mix mud to the area.  
Step 2: Fig.2 shows the wall plaque needs to be removed from its packaging and prepared to apply it to the wall. The back end of the wall plaque has double-stick tape paper that needs to be removed before it can be applied to the wall.

Fig.2 Wall plaque

Step 3: Fig.3 shows the paper tape is removed and then push the plate over the damaged hole and press hard against the wall.

Fig.3 Apply wall plaque

Step 4: Fig.4 shows how it should look.

Fig.4 Job done

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