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Full drywall replacement vs. patching - when does patching actually cost more?
Been fixing up a 1952 house near Old Town. Spent 3 weekends patching holes in the living room ceiling, then realized the texture never matched and cracks kept showing up. A contractor buddy finally pointed out I spent $180 on joint compound and mesh tape when a full sheet of drywall was $22. When do you guys draw the line between patching and just ripping it all out?
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robert_rodriguez661mo ago
My buddy Carlos tried to patch a leak stain on his bathroom ceiling. He bought one of those little tubs of joint compound and spent two hours feathering it out, sanding it down, then doing it again two more times because it kept showing through. After he painted it you could still see the outline clear as day. He finally cut out a 4x4 square, threw in a new piece of drywall, and mudded the seam in like 20 minutes flat. That little patch job cost him around $40 in materials and like 8 hours of labor total. He still brings it up every time I see him.
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joseph_murray82mo ago
Man I spent $50 on spackle trying to fix a hole the size of my fist once.
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tarac162mo ago
Did you use the whole tub on one hole? lol I once tried to patch a dent the size of a quarter and ended up with a lump that looked like a mountain range. @joseph_murray8 Im convinced spackle expands when youre not looking, like some kind of drywall alien. I eventually just painted over the lump and called it modern art.
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