I just got through framing and drywalling several arches throughout my home. Now, where the arches' "new" drywall meets the "old" orange peel textured drywall, there is a difference of about 1/8" in wall thickness due to the textured finish on the "old" wall. My question is....How do I tape coat these butt joints where the two walls are uneven?
Should I first sand/scrape down the texture a bit (maybe a couple of inches in on the "old" drywall) to give the tape coat a more even starting point?
Or should I simply just forget the scraping/sanding and just tape coat and feather it out with a thicker coat on the arch (new drywall) side?
I am a fairly handy guy, but I've never applied drywall mud before...Is this a job I should leave for a pro perhaps?
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
Should I first sand/scrape down the texture a bit (maybe a couple of inches in on the "old" drywall) to give the tape coat a more even starting point?
Or should I simply just forget the scraping/sanding and just tape coat and feather it out with a thicker coat on the arch (new drywall) side?
I am a fairly handy guy, but I've never applied drywall mud before...Is this a job I should leave for a pro perhaps?
Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.