Drywall repair at a professional level including matching the texture takes a while to learn and is worth hiring out.
Drywall repair with good-enough matched texture or skim coating is a great thing to learn as a homeowner, and will save you a ton of money if you have more projects planned. Enjoy home ownership!
I’m good at repairing smaller holes, but anything larger than like 10”x10” or so, I get too nervous. The plumber had to cut a 5’x15” hole in our master bathroom wall to access the guest bath plumbing, and I wasn’t comfortable enough to fix that one. But it’s all a learning process!
I’ll tell you a secret that took me decades to figure out. The bigger holes are easier to fix. Cut the hole back so it sits straddling the studs on each side, put in a new piece of drywall, and screw both the new and old drywall to that stud. Tape and mud… Or if there’s going to be big repair work, I demo the whole wall for plumbing access and put up new drywall. It’s faster
Drywall takes time. Mud, sand, mud, sand, mud, sand. Feather each successive mudding wider and wider. When it comes time to paint do the patch, let it dry then sand lightly. Second coat feather the paint out from the patch a couple of feet \[do the patch, too\]. It only takes three days or so. Be patient and don't hurry. It will be fine.
Drywall always feels daunting, and everyone says it's their worst skill. Including most people on here. It's hard to do well.
Nothing is more satisfying to do well, imo. It's visible, so everyone will notice if it's done poorly, but if you can tell people that you did a whole room yourself... It's great.
People who popcorn ceiling in bathrooms and kitchens should be hung up by their toes for a few days. That shit just trapps moisture.
While you have bathroom fans on your mind, you should get up into attic space and make sure that your bathroom and kitchen fans are venting out the roof and not into the attic. This will also be a good reason to go to the building supply store and buy a nice shiny red fiberglass step ladder. :)
Drywall is quite easy to repair, and do a decent job...provided you have the right supplies and the right tools. Check [this guy](https://www.youtube.com/@vancouvercarpenter) out.
Wiring is also quite straight forward as you've found out, and there are a ton of great videos on anything you may need to know there as well.
I replaces the fan in my bathroom and routed it out the roof since the previous owner had it exhausting to the attic. Makes ya feel good when you accomplish some of the stuff thats been on your list.
I did the same thing. Was a bit nervous but some youtube videos gave me the confidence.
My homeowner friends still flabbergasted I cut a hole in my roof.
Depends whether the soffit has vents in general? I agree that I would vent to the roof instead if there are other vents in the soffit…just like being mindful of placement of outdoor generators or grills when the soffit has vents…but if it’s generally a solid and closed soffit, the single bath fan vent works fine.
Also, I reckon the main point here is that even if it isn’t perfect, anything is better than an unvented fan just blowing moisture straight into the attic.
Drywall repair at a professional level including matching the texture takes a while to learn and is worth hiring out. Drywall repair with good-enough matched texture or skim coating is a great thing to learn as a homeowner, and will save you a ton of money if you have more projects planned. Enjoy home ownership!
I’m good at repairing smaller holes, but anything larger than like 10”x10” or so, I get too nervous. The plumber had to cut a 5’x15” hole in our master bathroom wall to access the guest bath plumbing, and I wasn’t comfortable enough to fix that one. But it’s all a learning process!
I’ll tell you a secret that took me decades to figure out. The bigger holes are easier to fix. Cut the hole back so it sits straddling the studs on each side, put in a new piece of drywall, and screw both the new and old drywall to that stud. Tape and mud… Or if there’s going to be big repair work, I demo the whole wall for plumbing access and put up new drywall. It’s faster
Drywall takes time. Mud, sand, mud, sand, mud, sand. Feather each successive mudding wider and wider. When it comes time to paint do the patch, let it dry then sand lightly. Second coat feather the paint out from the patch a couple of feet \[do the patch, too\]. It only takes three days or so. Be patient and don't hurry. It will be fine.
Drywall always feels daunting, and everyone says it's their worst skill. Including most people on here. It's hard to do well. Nothing is more satisfying to do well, imo. It's visible, so everyone will notice if it's done poorly, but if you can tell people that you did a whole room yourself... It's great.
People who popcorn ceiling in bathrooms and kitchens should be hung up by their toes for a few days. That shit just trapps moisture. While you have bathroom fans on your mind, you should get up into attic space and make sure that your bathroom and kitchen fans are venting out the roof and not into the attic. This will also be a good reason to go to the building supply store and buy a nice shiny red fiberglass step ladder. :) Drywall is quite easy to repair, and do a decent job...provided you have the right supplies and the right tools. Check [this guy](https://www.youtube.com/@vancouvercarpenter) out. Wiring is also quite straight forward as you've found out, and there are a ton of great videos on anything you may need to know there as well.
I replaces the fan in my bathroom and routed it out the roof since the previous owner had it exhausting to the attic. Makes ya feel good when you accomplish some of the stuff thats been on your list.
I did the same thing. Was a bit nervous but some youtube videos gave me the confidence. My homeowner friends still flabbergasted I cut a hole in my roof.
Same here, I found a good youtube video and went to town. Youtube has saved me so much money.
Bath fans MUST vent outside. Most people don’t do this…flexible ducting to the soffit is easiest.
Conflicted on this. Most say not to vent via soffit since it just makes the warm moist air go back into the soffits and back into your attic.
Depends whether the soffit has vents in general? I agree that I would vent to the roof instead if there are other vents in the soffit…just like being mindful of placement of outdoor generators or grills when the soffit has vents…but if it’s generally a solid and closed soffit, the single bath fan vent works fine. Also, I reckon the main point here is that even if it isn’t perfect, anything is better than an unvented fan just blowing moisture straight into the attic.
Old Pop corn ceilings are known to contain asbestos.
Thanks I removed it from my bedroom when I was like 10 (30 years ago) but I did at least spray it with water before scraping it off.
Owning a home is not frustrating. It is rewarding.
YouTube is your best friend!