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Adding texture to drywall is a necessary procedure providing different advantages. Any critical inaccuracies and blemishes will be hidden with the appropriate drywall texture. But with obviously textured drywall also comes the responsibility of ensuring these patterns match throughout the area.
Drywalls are purchased by sheets, individually set up on walls and ceilings. The gaps between these sheets are connected by taping or bedding them, which are then sanded down to even the surface. If homeowners have hired an extremely detail-oriented contractor for the job, they won’t have to worry about evidently uneven and dissimilar textures. However, this doesn’t mean they will leave a completely matching drywall texture pattern after finishing the job. There will still be irregularities across the surfaces that homeowners would have to handle themselves.
Matching a drywall pattern can be a close-to-impossible job, especially for inept hands. But professionals and homeowners alike can still try and arrive at the closest, most similar texture patterns possible. While most contractors would leave typically leave the intricate polishing ups to homeowners, some take it upon themselves to finish such a complicated task alone.
The Patch Boys, a Trusted Patching Company
As one of the leading experts in drywall and plaster-related services, The Patch Boys don’t just patch households’ walls up. They take further steps and ensure these drywalls are installed seamlessly with no room (nor gap) for irregularities. Attaining a matching drywall texture pattern may be something straight out of fiction. But The Patch Boys strives to provide their clients with something close to a perfectly even surface texture.
The Patch Boys offer their clients the ultimate experience by going the extra mile. Quality work, honesty, and a passion for perfection are why their customers have stayed loyal to their company, relying on them to care for their home’s needs. When matching textures is tricky, how does the company do it?
How Matching Drywall Texture Is Achieved
When patching drywall, one has to observe a complicated process obediently. Numerous variables must be considered and ensure no inconsistencies between the new and existing drywall textures. Here’s how professionals and homeowners can achieve a seamless drywall texture.
Same Thickness of Drywall
To ensure an even surface between two drywalls, it’s obvious they must have the same thickness and levels. Hence, these drywalls should be measured by thickness and hung at the same distance before putting anything up. For instance, the new to-be-installed sheet should have the same width if the existing drywall had an inch thickness. This can be effortlessly achieved with drywall sheets directly hanging to the studs. But if homeowners are working with plaster walls, they may need to raise the drywall to be equal and ensure it’s identical to the existing plaster walls.
What should be remembered is that for a similar drywall texture, similar levels should be observed.
Coat the Existing Texture
Every after drywall installation, taping and coating are necessary for the new sheet to blend into its existing and surrounding surface. This ensures that the surfaces on the latest and existing sheets are flat. But they must only coat as thinly and as little of the existing texture. Doing so leads to lesser chances of retexturing, and it will be easier to manage the new surface, thus matching the different drywall textures.
Remove the Lines
Edges will be evident after coating drywall patches, showing lines around the texture. These lines can generally be feathered out so different sheets will seamlessly merge and connect. The process of feathering out won’t be possible with textured sheets. Hence, to ensure this seamless connection, scraping off this excess mud and removing the lines should be done before texturing.
Stick to the Original
Depending if homeowners can still identify and remember the process done with the existing sheets, individuals should duplicate these methods while using the same tools. This guarantees that aspects necessary to achieve similar textures are down to a T. Numerous methods are followed when applying drywall sheets. One will find it tough to match patterns if they veer too far from the original procedures and tools.
Similar Consistencies
Besides matching methods and tools, it’s also essential to consider the initial drywall mud’s consistency and utilize the same or a closely similar one. The mud’s viscosity is crucial in achieving a particular texture pattern. Using a different mud than the existing one will lead to an evidently different texture than wanted. For homeowners with little to no experience in matching drywall texture, it may be better to contact a trusted contractor. And that’s when The Patch Boys comes in.
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