Densarmor

ApgarNJ

hey guys, i'm getting ready to do another basement job and I have offered paperless drywall before as an option but others didn't take it. This couple is saying they want it. I have about 48 sheets to put up, walls only, the ceiling will be a zero clearance ceiling using tiles.

my biggest concern, is how the finished surface will look like. I am having my finisher finish the boards but they customer asked if they could have a separate price for painting everything because it's basically a play room for their son down there, with a small TV room, and they wanted to save some money. so I don't want to leave them with a board that will show all the seams of drywalls mud after it's sanded and the rest of the board looking textured. I also don't want to have to have my drywall guy skim 48 sheets of this densarmor either.

now that it's been out a while, is there a special primer i should tell them to use prior to painting that will help smooth out the texture?

I have used it in the past but only behind like toilets in bathroom jobs or in other areas where you really couldn't see the finished texture. I never noticed it being horribly rough, but not sure how it would look in a big basement with lots of lights.

thanks!

on edit, can you use normal green/blue top joint compound? it says on the GP website that densarmor cote should be used, but doesnt say it's the only thing that can be used to finish.

neolitic

Durabond, or any setting compound.
They are more mold resistant than
bucket mud.
I prime with Cover Stain and 3/8 nap,
finish coat with eggshell and 3/8 nap,
no problem with texture showing through.
This last bath that we finished the
HO went ahead and used glossy
and it still came out ok for a HO job.

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