I finally saw the drywall in that new hotel downtown and it's a mess

I was in the lobby of the new Riverfront Inn last week and the ceiling joints are already cracking. You can see the tape lines through the paint, and the corner beads look like they were slapped on. It's a high-end spot, so you know they paid for it, but the finish work is rough. How does a crew let that slide on a big public job?

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jade2213mo ago

That's not drywall, that's the plaster finish.

aarons363mo ago

Had a place like that where the mud was way too thin. We ended up sanding it all back down and using a heavier mix for the final coat. A good primer before painting can hide a lot of sins too, but you gotta fix the big stuff first. It's a pain but it's the only way to get it smooth.

quinn_nguyen1mo ago

It was the same story over at the convention center remodel last year, they used pre-mixed compound from a bucket and it dried way too fast causing all these hairline cracks. I saw a guy out there on a Saturday with a floodlight and a 12 inch blade trying to skim coat the whole ceiling. The owner walked through and just shook his head, they ended up redoing half the ballroom.