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So we closed in our carport and made a bedroom. Hired a reputable guy who we had used for other stuff in the past.
The carport had vinyl siding on the walls, he took that off and underneath was tongue and groove pine siding. Under that is tar paper then 1x6 planks then studs. This was on 3 walls. Drywall went over top of t&g. The ceiling has plywood on it and he went over top of that with drywall. He used 3/8 for walls and 1/4 on ceiling. Built one new wall where carport opening was.
Job looked fine until we put primer on the drywall, and then we saw cracks in the joints. Nearly every one of them. Called, he comes back and spreads some lightweight filler, sands, says it should be fine. Said he called a guy who does this stuff every day and he said that it's probably a moisture problem and to use this particular stuff and it will be fine. Wrong. Next day cracks were back. We call an insurance guy we know who brings a moisture meter to test. Dry as can be. Called a local builder who asked a few questions and said it's the mesh drywall tape. Said it's crap and should only be used for repair work.
Called the guy, he comes back and cuts out every joint in the room, removes the mesh tape and goes with paper. That was finished Monday. Cracks are back. WTF!!??
I need a drywall guru to tell me what the hell to do now. Do I need to rip down all of it and start over using thicker drywall? Do I need to remove the plywood and t&g? Weird part is the new wall cracked too, not just the existing construction that he went over with drywall. This house was built in 68 so I doubt there is any settling left to do. House is SOLID built.
The carport had vinyl siding on the walls, he took that off and underneath was tongue and groove pine siding. Under that is tar paper then 1x6 planks then studs. This was on 3 walls. Drywall went over top of t&g. The ceiling has plywood on it and he went over top of that with drywall. He used 3/8 for walls and 1/4 on ceiling. Built one new wall where carport opening was.
Job looked fine until we put primer on the drywall, and then we saw cracks in the joints. Nearly every one of them. Called, he comes back and spreads some lightweight filler, sands, says it should be fine. Said he called a guy who does this stuff every day and he said that it's probably a moisture problem and to use this particular stuff and it will be fine. Wrong. Next day cracks were back. We call an insurance guy we know who brings a moisture meter to test. Dry as can be. Called a local builder who asked a few questions and said it's the mesh drywall tape. Said it's crap and should only be used for repair work.
Called the guy, he comes back and cuts out every joint in the room, removes the mesh tape and goes with paper. That was finished Monday. Cracks are back. WTF!!??
I need a drywall guru to tell me what the hell to do now. Do I need to rip down all of it and start over using thicker drywall? Do I need to remove the plywood and t&g? Weird part is the new wall cracked too, not just the existing construction that he went over with drywall. This house was built in 68 so I doubt there is any settling left to do. House is SOLID built.