Somehow this post did not get posted, but I wanted to conclude our filling in the heavy texture blog. The walls were looking so much better with just the first coat of mud, and then we put the second coat on, trying to stay vertical this time, filling in the ridges we created. With some sanding, these two layers--in most places could have been enough, especially for the degree of smoothness we had discussed the price given was to reflect. After all the work we had just done, though, I really wanted to bring it to the next level, so I took the time to shine a light to find the pits and spots that needed to be filled, and filled them.

We have been asked to fill in a very heavy glacier texture on a clients walls, and make the walls smooth. We have been working at it this past week, and it is coming along nicely. First, Bob went through and taped the ceilings off, knocked off the highest points of the plaster texture, and sanded the roughness down some with sanding screens. We decided to use compound as opposed to hot mud, to not limit our working time with each batch. I like to use a beveled edge trowel and hawk, and Bob likes to use a knife and hawk.