Sagging of verical wall drywall/gyprock from ceiling seam
Bought the apartment last year and have just gotten round to figuring what/why and how about these wall saggings (see pics).
Just want to know if it may present a real problem and if I should get on top of some diy light reading pronto
P.s apologies if wrong thread or forum
Forty years of designing highrise and lowrise apartment buildings and I haven't seen anything like that. Maybe a sound or fire rated wall/ceiling that has been caulked and the caulk is being squeezed out?? Do you have a management company that might know what that is, on the theory it's not peculiar to just one apartment?
Edit. It also just occurred to me that if some normal deflection (bending) of the structure above the wall is anticipated, there are recommended details to stop the wall short of the ceiling and caulk that joint. Here are some details of what I'm talking about https://paktechpoint.com/partition-d...dard-drawings/
Thanks for the link and ideas all. I probably should've explained as well as the photos aren't great. The photos are taken pointing up at the ceiling and that gap/indent runs around the entire apartment ceiling edge. The bowing occurs in three spots around the apartment but I will ask the building manager for more deets too. Would be interesting if the wall on the other sides apartment bows out. It does indeed look like it's been caulked. Hmmm I will keep reading.
I am new to this forum and a very basic DIYer. I don’t really have texture on my wall, it is just the basic texture that you get on any painted wall like in the 1st pic below. I removed chair rail from one of my bathrooms and sanded and did mudding to smooth out the wall. Unfortunately the texture of the striped area has a very plain surface whereas the original wall has the slightest texture that you get on any painted wall . All the videos I saw ask to use a large drywall and tape and mud but if I mud it then will I not end up having a very smooth wall like picture 2 below?
can someone please help??
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Does anyone have experience hanging 12ft drywall ceiling/ walls with a lift by themself? I have 22ft span ceiling and trying to determine if I should do 3 8’s or a 10 and 12. I will not have help but do have a lift— is 1 less Butt joint per row worth the hassle of trying to get a 12 footer onto the Lyft by myself? Walls are 10ft high also.
I have easy access to 8 footers but am sure I could find 10s and 12s if that’s the route I should go
thx
03-12-22, 08:30 PM
