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Originally Posted by photo1902
Any competent sheetrock hanger/finisher should have no difficulty achieving a smooth finish on the joints. If they do, hire someone else.
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You are correct photo and the key word is competent. I don’t understand why people are making excuses for the drywall sub. The default position should be a smooth wall, that is a skill all hangers should have but they don’t. Texture should be the option not vice versa. Texture hides imperfections and allows the sub to speed through the job without the need to rub a hand over the seams.
Since smooth walls are so rare in TV I would be cautious about that option. I’m guessing it’s so expensive because the one sub that has skilled labor can demand that price. For the record I like texture because it gives the walls some character and I’ve never been a fan of wallpaper.
My dad was a plasterer before he became a GC so the two homes I grew up in were plaster. I don’t recommend plaster in sinkhole country but its beautiful, walls look like porcelain.
Good luck in your new home. You will be happy in TV, as I will once I am fully retired.