The Master Bath Series, Part III

Well, the loo is out, the walls have been stripped of wallpaper, lighting fixtures, the mirror, and the odd nail so now it is time to start laying down the texture and getting the walls prepped for paint. It was a late night last night but then aren't they all when you are doing a home improvement project. And of course, there is one big problem that has come up.

For some unknown (cheap) reason, whomever built the house (lazy contractor) decided that in order to save a buck or two would use beaver board as opposed to drywall in my master bath. The previous owners also must have done some other work by replacing some of the original wallpaper with their hideous green floral print (picture forthcoming) because there are all kinds of rips where they must have pulled off old paper and attempted to re-seal the board using white spray paint. That is why I'm using texture...I'm hoping to get some kind of smooth surface to paint on. Where does the problem come in I hear you asking?

When applying a layer of texture to sand and make the wall smooth, the moisture in the drywall compound ends up causing the minute tears in the top fabric of the beaver board to bubble like a simmering pot of chili. So now, I've got pockets where the texture looks as if someone sneezed or threw up texture compound as it is so uneven. At least it was in a test area and I can hopefully work around it. Google here I come.

So this is what my Friday will consist of. Drywall texture compound.

And lots of it.