architecture - hands-on construction - skills - drywalling - d holmes chamberlin jr architect llc

architecture hands-on construction skills drywall

Hands-on drywall experiences include hanging, mudding, and texture finishing drywall on several projects.
Most of the drywall work utilized the architect's favorite heavy "knock-down" style finish.
On some projects, the Architect hired a sub to hang the difficult ceilings and then he taped and mudded the finish product.

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Sunhollow Residence, Burbank, California, USA - 1976

Hands-on drywall experiences on Sunhollow Residence included hanging, mudding, and texture finishing.

Taping and mudding, Sunhollow House, Burbank, California, USA, 1976.

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Seashadows Studio, Yachats, Oregon, USA - 1985

Hands-on drywall experiences included taping, mudding, and texture finishing drywall.
On this project, I hired a sub to hang the drywall and then I taped and mudded the finish product.

Greatroom, Seashadows Studio, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1985.
On this project, a sub hung the drywall and the Architect got hands-on experience taping and mudding.

LINK TO FINISHED SEASHADOWS STUDIO

Driftwood Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA - 1989

Hands-on drywall experiences on the Driftwood Residence included taping, mudding, and texture finishing all the drywall.
On this project, I hired a sub to hang the drywall and then I taped and mudded the finish product.

Greatroom shows wide useage of knock-down textured drywall, Driftwood House, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1989.

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Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA - 1999

Drywalling experiences on Turnstone Cove III included both hanging and finishing drywall on all vertical walls and all soffits.
I had a professional drywaller hang the ceiling drywall because of the weight of the boards and the height of the ceilings.

Three sequential photos of hanging the 5/8" drywall in the Hall, Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1999.

Mudding the seams, nails, and corners, West Wing, Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1999.
Applying mud with a plastic covered tool for texture and then knocking it down with a flat trowel.

Three steps to creating a heavy knock-down texture on drywall, Turnstone Cove III Residence, Yachats, Oregon, USA, 1999.
1. Applying mud to a plastic covered trowel.
2. Dabbing the wall with the plastic covered trowel creating random peaks and vallies in the mud.
3. Knocking down the peaked mud with a smooth flat trowel and creating a heavy textured finished.

LINK TO FINISHED TURNSTONE COVE III RESIDENCE

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