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Had a ceiling job in Tempe go wrong because of a bad batch of mud
It was a standard 12x20 bedroom ceiling last Thursday, but the joint compound I opened was way too thin right out of the bucket. I tried to tape a seam and it just sagged and fell off in clumps after ten minutes. Had to scrape it all off, drive 30 minutes to get new mud, and start over, which put me a full day behind. The supplier said it was a mixing issue at the plant. Has anyone else run into a batch of mud that was just unusable lately?
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wesleym487mo ago
Had a similar thing happen with some premixed spackle last month. It was like water. I just mix my own mud from powder now, way more reliable.
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sage3087mo ago
Man, why do they even sell that watery stuff? I was totally on team premix for years, thought it was easier. But the last bucket I got was so thin it just ran down the wall. Switched to powder and it's a night and day difference. You get the right thickness every single time. I'm never going back.
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charlesk887mo ago
Exactly, you control the mix.
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jackson.faith6mo ago
My buddy's whole patio slab failed from a bad premix batch.
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