Replacing drywall, but not sure what to do where it meets the counter.
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06-28-14, 09:15 AM
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Replacing drywall, but not sure what to do where it meets the counter.
So I have gotten pretty much the whole bathroom re-drywalled, but I have a sink counter that goes from wall to wall and the drywall goes behind it. The old drywall has wallpaper that we are replacing with textured paint.
Here is what it looks like right now:
I tried peeling off the wallpaper before, and it pulls the green anti-mold sheet away as well and leaves a nasty rough cardboard look that wouldn't be very paintable.
Obviously the correct way to do it would be remove the counter, and change the entirety of the drywall, but that's not gonna happen.
Any tips on this?
Here is what it looks like right now:
I tried peeling off the wallpaper before, and it pulls the green anti-mold sheet away as well and leaves a nasty rough cardboard look that wouldn't be very paintable.
Obviously the correct way to do it would be remove the counter, and change the entirety of the drywall, but that's not gonna happen.
Any tips on this?
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06-28-14, 09:35 AM
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Making it a whole lot harder on yourself by not removing that whole vanity.
Under direst if I had to do I'd remove the rest of that drywall with an oscillating saw.
Big mistake having any type of texture on a bathroom or kitchen wall.
Makes it near imposable to clean and a simple repair becomes a big job to get it to match.
Under direst if I had to do I'd remove the rest of that drywall with an oscillating saw.
Big mistake having any type of texture on a bathroom or kitchen wall.
Makes it near imposable to clean and a simple repair becomes a big job to get it to match.
#3
06-28-14, 09:59 AM
I would release the vanity from the wall by unscrewing it, remove the tailpiece or ptrap, and move the vanity from the wall slightly to give access to the sheetrock below the splash. Then pull or cut away the sheetrock at least 3/4" below the splash. Replace sheetrock and put vanity back in place. Post a picture of the plumbing undermthe vanity if you can.
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06-28-14, 10:08 AM
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If you can't or won't remove the vanity i would suggest you leave at least 2" of drywall around the vanity and strip that wallpaper off whatever is left. Put in some backing and drywall up to it. It will be like a butt joint all the way around it. If you expose the paper surface of the drywall, hit it with oil primer before you tape.
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06-28-14, 12:04 PM
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There is no moving the counter out from the wall, its 60" long, and the room is 60" wide. Best thing would be moving it out from the back wall about 10" before it hits the door way. But that wouldn't help much.
I don't see any screws for the counter-top, it must be glued on. So popping that off would most likely ruin the particle board, so I can't really get behind the splash guards like I would want to.
I don't see any screws for the counter-top, it must be glued on. So popping that off would most likely ruin the particle board, so I can't really get behind the splash guards like I would want to.
#6
06-28-14, 12:38 PM
Then do as XSleeper says and make a joint high enough on the wall to where you can smooth out the drywall compound and make it disappear.
#7
06-28-14, 02:28 PM
If you expose the paper surface of the drywall, hit it with oil primer before you tape.
