Nail Pops and Paint
#1
05-18-15, 08:52 AM
Nail Pops and Paint
Hi everyone,
We just moved into a new home and the issue is there are nail pops everywhere. We repaired all the ones in the bedroom by tapping the nail back in and securing the nail with an overlapping screw, spackle and sand. As you can see below we have a ton of patches, my question is can I prime and paint over all this or will it still be visible? I am wondering if I will need to do a skim coat over the whole room?
Thanks
Bill
We just moved into a new home and the issue is there are nail pops everywhere. We repaired all the ones in the bedroom by tapping the nail back in and securing the nail with an overlapping screw, spackle and sand. As you can see below we have a ton of patches, my question is can I prime and paint over all this or will it still be visible? I am wondering if I will need to do a skim coat over the whole room?
Thanks
Bill
#2
05-18-15, 08:58 AM
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You should have no isse priming and painting over it. The only reason the patches would show is if they were not filled/sanded properly. Once you prime, take a very close look at everything, and do any touch ups you feel are needed, then you can paint.
#3
05-18-15, 09:07 AM
Hi Bill,
"We just moved into a new home" I assume you mean new to you and not brand new. Have you resolved what caused all of the nail pops? I would guess moisture and if the drywall softened enough to show all of those nails I would want to be sure it didn't cause any mold issues inside those walls. While you will be repairing a lot now, another inspection hole would be easy to add to the list.
Bud
"We just moved into a new home" I assume you mean new to you and not brand new. Have you resolved what caused all of the nail pops? I would guess moisture and if the drywall softened enough to show all of those nails I would want to be sure it didn't cause any mold issues inside those walls. While you will be repairing a lot now, another inspection hole would be easy to add to the list.
Bud
#4
05-18-15, 09:20 AM
Keith - Thanks, that is what I hoping to hear. I will put a coat of primer and see how it looks. Just bugs me when you can see the texture difference when painting over patches.
Bud- “New” as in new for us correct. The home was built in 1991 and looks to have done a lot of settling and the previous owners looks like they never repair any pops (or at least not correctly). It’s a theme for most of the house upstairs and down. I have had to cut open numerous areas of the house and haven’t found any water damage besides below 1 window. I have also had all the floors down to the sub-floor and didn’t see any signs of damage besides under the 1 window. Might still be worth a look behind.
Bud- “New” as in new for us correct. The home was built in 1991 and looks to have done a lot of settling and the previous owners looks like they never repair any pops (or at least not correctly). It’s a theme for most of the house upstairs and down. I have had to cut open numerous areas of the house and haven’t found any water damage besides below 1 window. I have also had all the floors down to the sub-floor and didn’t see any signs of damage besides under the 1 window. Might still be worth a look behind.
#5
05-18-15, 09:38 AM
Strange to have that many nail pops all over the house. Put a 4' or 6' straight edge across the ceiling perpendicular to the ceiling joists and see if there is any sag in the drywall. If nice and flat, then any moisture issues didn't get out of hand. High moisture for a period of time would cause the drywall to sag between joists. Just a double check. I believe in 91 just about everyone was using screws and if nailed it should have been double nailed at each location. Could be the single nails just didn't hold and that is why everyone went to doubles before going to screws.
Bud
Bud
#6
05-18-15, 09:52 AM
Will give that a shot. I think you “hit the nail on the head” (couldn’t resist). Everything is single nailed, I haven’t found any doubled nailed when digging them out. The attic is right above the room, when I was up there, I couldn’t see any signs of moisture. I did find it weird that all the insulation was paper up.
#7
05-18-15, 10:13 AM
Not having been nailed properly is the #1 cause of nail pops [screws are better] Often it's beneficial to add a screw next to a popped nail. Sometimes when a house is resided it will cause nail pops [on exterior walls only]
Is there any texture on the walls? If the repairs are smoother than the surrounding wall they will still be visible after primer/paint. You might need to texture the repairs, even slick finish walls with multiple coats of paint rolled on will benefit from a light coat of texture over the repair to make it blend.
Is there any texture on the walls? If the repairs are smoother than the surrounding wall they will still be visible after primer/paint. You might need to texture the repairs, even slick finish walls with multiple coats of paint rolled on will benefit from a light coat of texture over the repair to make it blend.
#8
05-18-15, 10:28 AM
We did overlap each nail with a screw to hopefully ensure it does not pop again. No texture on the walls, just a couple layers of paint. How do you texture the repairs? We actually sanded everything down to get it as smooth has possible.
#9
05-18-15, 10:32 AM
You can thin joint compound down to a little thinner than paint and roll or pat [with a sponge] it on to mimic multiple coats of paint. IMO that works better than rolling on multiple coats of paint 
You could also buy an aerosol can of orange peel texture and spray it lightly.
You could also buy an aerosol can of orange peel texture and spray it lightly.
