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Vent: Had to pick between a 4x8 or a 4x12 sheet for a long hallway ceiling last week
The 12-footer would have meant less taping but a real struggle getting it into the house. Went with the 8-footers, which added a seam but saved my back and my helper's sanity. How do you guys handle those long, narrow runs?
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the_blake2mo ago
Gotta disagree on this one. Wrestling the bigger sheet up there is always worth it to me. That extra seam from the 8-footers is just a future crack waiting to happen, and taping is the worst part anyway. I'd rather have one brutal hour of moving it than days of dealing with that mud work. A couple extra hands and some patience saves a ton of headache later.
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reeseanderson2mo ago
Yeah that "one brutal hour" thing is so true for a lot of stuff. I see it with clients all the time, they want to cut a corner to save an afternoon and then spend weeks fixing the little problems that pop up. Taking the harder route upfront almost always pays off.
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grant5691mo ago
You ever think about how the length of the sheet affects how the light hits the ceiling? I did a hallway with those long LED strip lights once and the 8-foot seam was invisible because I staggered it right under a shadow. But a 12-foot sheet would have reflected every little wave in the drywall compound. Sometimes the shorter sheet gives you more control over the final look, not just the install.
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