texture on new wall

03-19-2008, 04:42 PM	#1
analogmusicman Member     Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: colorado springs Posts: 577	texture on new wall I plan on spraying texture onto this new wall I just built (with a compressor and texture gun, those cans are both a nuisance and expensive) my question is when does the texture go on, before or after the primer? does it matter? tnx,

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03-19-2008, 04:48 PM	#2
AtlanticWBConst. Lic. Builder/GC/Remodeler     Join Date: May 2006 Location: New England Posts: 7,554	texture on new wall There are two opinions that go around about this. My take on this, is that texture is primarily joint compound. You apply joint compound onto sheetrock. You don't prime sheetrock before applying compound to it. That is why we always apply texture first, then prime over it. __________________ - Build Well -

03-19-2008, 09:31 PM	#3
slickshift Tired, Cold, and Damp     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 3,089	texture on new wall Technically the texture should go on after the primer, then be re-primed However, it's rarely done this way in new construction