A bad week on a high school gym ceiling changed my mind about premixed mud

Last spring I was hanging board in a gym at Lincoln High in Portland, 16 foot ceiling. I swore by hot mud for everything, thought premixed was for hacks. Then I had three days of 90 degree heat, mud drying in the pan before I could even get it on the tape. Bought a bucket of all purpose green lid on day four just to finish, and honestly the job came out smoother than any hot mix I ever did. Anyone else find certain jobs where premixed just wins?

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emma_perry26d ago

Let me push back on that a little, hot mud just sets faster but you get way better control and less shrinkage with the powder, especially on a ceiling where you don't want it sagging on you. One bad week with heat doesn't make premixed better, it just means you needed a retarder or to work smaller batches.

fiona_reed24d ago

Funny how bad conditions make you rethink everything you thought you knew about a thing.