There are 15 minute versions, though the fastest I've ever needed was
And I just discovered there's a high-early setting-type compound that's used in the manufactured housing industry.
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I find it hard to believe the guys can move that quickly. I suppose eventually they'll have taping guns that will mix the compound in the chamber and it will kick almost immediately upon contact.
I've often wondered about those tv shows myself. While they do have drywall mud that sets up in an hour, few people use it
100% of the time in real life.
You do have to remember that I'm sure a few of those week long house renovations do take longer, and those episodes never make it to your tv screen.
But as you also point out with enough bodies and pre-planning, you can get a lot done in a short time.
Mind you, they never show you that house 6 months later, when the hurried drywall joints are peeling/cracking, nails popping. or floors are squeaking, or even that in some rooms you can see every joint or sanding marks through the paint.
Ever see what some homes in subdivisions that are built to a deadline look like. It's sad to see what is often pawned off as "finished" by some contractors.
And all too often those buyers end up here, asking for help as their 3 year old house starts falling apart around them
They have a sheet rock crew or company here that works for different contractors doing sheet rock and here is the time frame they do it in from my uncles house they did for him. first day they hang all the sheet rock in a 1,400 sq. ft. house and mud in all the cracks and almost floated it in but just close. The second day the finish floating / sanding the sheet rock and is ready to paint and the paint crew will ruff in the paint job as primer coats that day. On the thrid day morning they are ready to start painting regular coat of painting of the house. a day is 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. .
Recent thread about how long a crew was taking to tape and finish a job got me thinking about the process. Install the rock, tape, first coat of mud, finish coat, sand, prime, paint.
Have you ever watched Extreme Makeover where they build a house in a week? I understand that they have many people and work around the clock. Everything is well coordinated and laid out on a huge Gantt chart, etc. But .. . . . . some things just take time.
In 7 days they frame, plumb, wire, and then cover the walls. That leaves only a short time for the actual finishing before painting. I cannot imagine having that much mud spread in such a short time, re-coated, then sanded.Are new compounds that fast drying?
The setting-type joint compounds are available with cure times as short as twenty minutes. I like the 45-minute stuff a little better, for the longer working time.
I use the setting mud for small projects up to maybe one room. You can get
3-4 coats (bed, top double skim) applied in one day. I go for the extra coat because I hate sanding. It does have to dry over night with air movement to ready for a final sanding.
I hired some guys a few years back to finish 2 large rooms for me. Two guys had it ready to paint in a day and short half.
NO , Done with Electric Screw Guns. It is a a electric drill with the head on it that will drill the screw in till it hits the surface and then let go of the screw to be level with the top of the sheet rock.
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