Re Drywall skim Why is a skim put onto drywal

[srazor]

The skim coat makes the 'rock the same porosity as the mudded areas. this prevents the mudded areas from "photgraphing" though when the surface is primed and painted

[Henry St.Pierre]

"srazor" wrote in news:tb0fh.36486$ [e-mail]:

Makes very good sense, but nobody ever asked us/me to do it. I've seen 'photographed' areas and they make me wonder what kind of a rocker would do that; I hired help, hired help, hired help, and then hired help. It was hard to find a good taper. A good taper will hide joints and seams perfectly. Harder to find a plasterer. I did most of the serious taping (odd shapes, angles, etc.) and all the plastering when I was in business. I was lucky to have two good tapers for most work (Frogs like me), but I did the plastering. I was taught plastering by one of my friends uncle. A great old Italian guy. We smoked Parodis and drank much Dago red, but I learned to trowel. I stopped taking plaster jobs (except for restoration work) because they were very few. To make any money plastering, you must be very fast and proficient. Being fussy, I spent too much time on those jobs and my profit was nil. I would only get a plaster job every year or two, but I loved doing them. Plastering is a trade that must be practiced to stay proficient in speed of application and fine finish. Once or twice a year wasn't enough to make the job pay. My work was very good. but took a long (sometimes frustrating) time. I couldn't make it pay. Hank