eeekroar Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Well for a few days I thought I had a gremlin in my wall. After a few days the sound stopped. Then we started smelling a rotten stench. I kept telling my girl I was cutting a hole in the damn wall! After days of convincing her, she finally agreed. First hole..........NOTHING. The second hole, were I thought it might have fallen....... NOTHING! At this point my girl was cussing me. Third hole on the other side of the stud........ NOTHING, but it smelled like death. Then I dropped the drywall saw to the bottom. SSSSSHHHHIIIITTTTT! I said, well we got three holes, what is one more right?Went an grabbed a steak knife. Started cutting an almost started to throw up. So I grabbed my dirty pajamas pants and wrapped them around my face. My girl said ,It must be bad if you would rather smell your dirty ass and balls. Finally get though and OMFG! TWENTY DEAD MICE!!!!! The after math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juriha Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Haha that sucks! But if you knew or thought it was dead why didnt you start the cuts from the floor up?! Anyway, have fun fixing the drywall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddy300 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 lol, 20 dead mice that must have smelled awesome!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeekroar Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 (edited) Haha that sucks! But if you knew or thought it was dead why didnt you start the cuts from the floor up?! Anyway, have fun fixing the drywall! Well,I heard them higher in the wall, and there is a middle stud going across the center of the wall so I figured they just fell to the middle board. There was a small gap were I dropped the saw. I think that's how they got down there. Luckily, I use to float sheet rock so patching is no problem . When I found the first one, I did a victory lap around the house with my arms raised above my head. Edited April 10, 2011 by eeekroar (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruiser04 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 NIIIIICE....eh those will be an easy drywall patch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1ss Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Dayum!!! Had some of those lil buggers but I got that electronic device that makes a high pitch tone and drives those suckas right outta the house. Better to have them in the house than inside your engine bay for sure. Make a "how to fix drywall" thread, I know I have a few patches to touch up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houston05tx Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 damn! 20 mice dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeekroar Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 haha okay, it's actually very simple though. Get small 1-2" board the length of hole.Drill it into the dry wall on the inside. Make sure the screw sets into the wall. Put your dry wall back in the hole, whether you use the existing square or cut a new one.Drill them into the board.Personally, I will lightly mud the cracks to get the tape to stick a little better. Apply tape.Let it dry. Then apply a layer of mud.I like to use my index finger of the hand I'm using to mud with for pressure depending which side I wan to feather more. You want to apply it with the thinnest edge on the outsides. The first layer does not have to be thick, Let dry. Apply another layer. This time pulling the mud even further out to the sides. You want to create an illusion of nothing being there. A lot, easier than having huge lump in one spot then trying to feather it. If it is your first time you might have trouble with edges in the mud, You don't really have to apply any pressure with the knife unless you want to cut down heavily in one spot, EX the sides.Try to get them as smooth as possible, but if you cant get ever tiny edge out don't sweat it If you are unsure if you feathered it out far enough you can add another thin layer. There is no rule about how many you can put on, just don't make it thick in any spots. Next, you take your sanding block and start to work your way across, up and down, circles. Do not stay in one place or you will sand through in seconds. Make sure your edges are feathered as far down to the wall. You can check for dimples,ridges, etc with a bright light .<Fix. At this point you are done brother. PAINT! Unfortunately, I had A LOT of practice patching holes, and hanging new walls for a second 8 housing company I worked for. It seems everyone evicted punched holes in all the walls. Everyone has their "SPECIAL" way of doing it. Some guys won't mud at all before tape. Some guys only use two layers. I learned fast the first day to avoid leaving edges, because you have to sand all that shit off by hand. I will post some pictures up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeekroar Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 damn! 20 mice dead That's not even an exaggeration. I can't think of anything worse that I have smelled. I guess,a mom brought all her babies in, or they were having a MICE RAVE! I have to climb up in attic to find were they came in from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1ss Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 haha okay, it's actually very simple though. Get small 1-2" board the length of hole.Drill it into the dry wall on the inside. Make sure the screw sets into the wall. Put your dry wall back in the hole, whether you use the existing square or cut a new one.Drill them into the board.Personally, I will lightly mud the cracks to get the tape to stick a little better. Apply tape.Let it dry. Then apply a layer of mud.I like to use my index finger of the hand I'm using to mud with for pressure depending which side I wan to feather more. You want to apply it with the thinnest edge on the outsides. The first layer does not have to be thick, Let dry. Apply another layer. This time pulling the mud even further out to the sides. You want to create an illusion of nothing being there. A lot, easier than having huge lump in one spot then trying to feather it. If it is your first time you might have trouble with edges in the mud, You don't really have to apply any pressure with the knife unless you want to cut down heavily in one spot, EX the sides.Try to get them as smooth as possible, but if you cant get ever tiny edge out don't sweat it If you are unsure if you feathered it out far enough you can add another thin layer. There is no rule about how many you can put on, just don't make it thick in any spots. Next, you take your sanding block and start to work your way across, up and down, circles. Do not stay in one place or you will sand through in seconds. Make sure your edges are feathered as far down to the wall. You can check for dimples,ridges, etc with a bright light .<Fix. At this point you are done brother. PAINT! Unfortunately, I had A LOT of practice patching holes, and hanging new walls for a second 8 housing company I worked for. It seems everyone evicted punched holes in all the walls. Everyone has their "SPECIAL" way of doing it. Some guys won't mud at all before tape. Some guys only use two layers. I learned fast the first day to avoid leaving edges, because you have to sand all that shit off by hand. I will post some pictures up Thank you sir! Carrying my 63 inch HDTV by myself up a staircase was not the brightest I have had and my Timberland steel toes put a good gash in my wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeekroar Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I thought I was doing something with a 55". Your watching a damn I MAX screen over there. I forgot to say add a couple coats of primer before paint. The compound will suck it up quick. If you don't want to spend a ton of money on different size knives and buckets, I think Walmart and Lowes sells two knives, tape, sanding block, bucket kit for around 10-15. Just be sure you get good mud compound. If you use a good hot mud, it is much easier to spread at first. Let it dry out too much and you won't pull a decent line to save your life. You will be fixing all your neighbors holes for spare change in no time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 They found a place to get into your house somehow, better check your house for voids/cracks/gaps/holes outside real soon..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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