Semi Pseudo Retirement

[beenthere]

Awesome transformation, looks great. Bet it feels great too. Room for more things now.    

[Wlmedley]

Doc, you may have better results than I did but I haven't had very good luck with taping the sheet rock on my garage ceiling. After a few years the tape started coming loose. I haven't had any trouble with the tape coming loose on the walls. I thought maybe I did something wrong so a few years ago I retapped the ceiling and repainted it but now it's starting to come loose again. My buddies garage did the same thing. I used 1x4's to cover joints on addition I built and plan to do the same in main garage. I don't heat it all the time and I think that may be the problem. I did insulate it well and it always stays above freezing. Just something to think about as taping a ceiling isn't a easy job.

[Ianab]

I guess the good thing about that semi-retirement is you don't HAVE to go in and work extra hours. Basically you are doing it was a favour to your employer. "Sorry I'm not available that day", is a perfectly good excuse. What are they going to do? Retire you again?

I'm officially 13 months from retirement, but only working part time. I've done ~18 years of "stay at home Dad", with part time IT work. Current boss (mail contractor) is probably going to retire and sell her contract this year. Depending on who takes over I will probably give it up, maybe after a transition period. 

I'm just not up to full time IT support work any more. Too much like doctoring, but with machines. Give me a stack of mail and parcels, and a 50 mile drive to deliver them   

[doc henderson]

Bill, I have had the same problem in the shop, but I also take some time to get it finished.  I have been told to leave more mud under the tape and not pull it too dry with a knife.  also, a dust layer can be a problem, so wipe it with a sponge or damp mop to remove dust and moisten the paper to accept the mud.

[Resonator]

I use self adhesive fiberglass open mesh tape when I do sheetrock, put on the joints dry as soon as the sheets are nailed/screwed down. Have had very good luck with it, going on 10 years on a storage building I built with no cracks or loose tape.

[NE Woodburner]

Paper joint tape is actually stronger than fiberglass mesh tape. I use regular paper tape on flat joints and the metal reinforced paper for corners. I find it makes a nice, crisp corner. It comes in a box that you can pull out what you need, cut to length and fold. This stuff -  BOEN - 2 in. x 100 ft. Metal Flex Corner Tape.

[doc henderson]

I have and use the metal for outside corners.  I have used the fiberglass for cracks that keep coming back.  I had mostly used paper as well.  My left over 5-gallon pail of mud is sour with black spots. so, off to Lowes I go in a few.  also had a roll of the metal reinforced paper.  will have to look.