7/10/2023 0 Comments Skim walls meaning![]() ![]() In 1990, as a means of resolving the common problem of describing how gypsum board walls and ceilings should look prior to final decoration and paint, such as non-specific terms of “industry standard” and “workman-like finish”, five major trade associations concerned with the manufacture, erection, finish, and decoration of gypsum board wall and ceiling systems developed an industry-wide Recommended Levels of Gypsum Board Finish, GA-214-10, produced by the Gypsum Association. EDT concluded that the lumps on the walls and ceilings were a result of inadequate surface preparation and not a result of a storm or a power outage. The lumps were not noticed prior to the application of paint. The contractor reported that the lumps on the walls and ceilings are a result of the gypsum board and compound freezing following the power outages associated with Hurricane Sandy and/or the nor’easter. In February 2013, when the painting subcontractor applied paint on the walls and ceilings, the homeowner noticed lumps throughout the residence along taped joints and on screw heads. ![]() In January 2013, the walls and ceilings were primed. The exterior temperatures remained above freezing for about a month until December when exterior temperatures dropped to below freezing at night. During the power outage, the drywall “tapers” continued to apply joint compound as the second and third coats. For two weeks following Hurricane Sandy and a powerful Nor’easter in the fall of 2012, a residence under construction lost power and heat. ![]()
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