Okay, so I had a regular client who needed some work done in her office condo. She had this old hot water baseboard heating that had been replaced by ductwork for forced hot air, and she wanted to get rid of this old ugly baseboard heating housing. So she paid a plumber to remove the pipes, and the rest was up to me.
So, I ripped out the baseboard heating units, thinking that all we would have to do is a little sanding on the drywall behind and done. But NOOOOOO
For whatever reason, the drywall had a massive gap of 1-2″ all around the room about 7 inches off the floor.
It did not seem sensible to try and patch this super long gap, because patching has so many steps– easier to just rip out the bottom piece and replace it, thus:
(The blue tape tells me where the studs are for drywall screws)
Next, the joint compound:
The wall had been mucked up with some kind of super hard sealant at the top of the old heaters so I had to scrape that off and now cover the lost drywall with joint compound . . .
And finally sanded down and primed. It was dicey working in an office with brand new carpet but . . . all clean.
The sad part about a job like this is, when I finally put the topcoat of paint on it, and it’s all done, it will be invisible. 🙂 Oh well. All in a day’s work!
