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I would fire him anyway --72.231.xxx.xxx

Well Ken, I really can't. He's the most decent help that I have at this time. For every one wrong he does, he's got nine rights. --174.201.xx.xx

Fire him today but rehire him Monday --174.130.xxx.xxx

NE. I need a do-over. You were sending your second post as I was laboriously typing mine out. With nine rights just keep him --174.130.xxx.xxx

I never sand plaster or allow it to be sanded. I use joint compound which is softer and light coats and go over them with a sponge to ease those lines. Also in a closet it doesn't have to be so neat. --73.178.xxx.xx

Make him clean it up so he realizes it would have been easier to be attentive to the problem than allow it to become a big mess,if you clean it up he will not learn anything except you will fix his problems --72.231.xxx.xxx

Seriously-- what's the big whoop! you have help- he messed up some-- big deal. laugh- get a beer together and hope tomorrow will be better. If not-- repeat what you did today-- laugh and get a cold one. --99.103.xxx.xxx

NE,like Miss Ally says,if you apply the premix with the proper 12 trowel,there should be no need to sand,therefore no dust.blame the taper,big time........................charlie............................................ --32.214.xxx.xx

I've been spackling for 12-13 years. Countless houses. Countless sheets of drywall. Swirling ceilings etc. I've never spackled a house that didn't require sanding though. --174.201.xx.x

For what it's worth, I agree with Ken. Needs to be a consequence directly related to the error. --68.10.xxx.x

BRAD --68.50.xxx.xxx

NE,with that many sheets under your belt,you should be better than you are. A 4 x12"Marshalltown trowel with the edge honed down to a razor edge,depending on whether you're left or right handed should do the trick..........charlie...........................and a good grade of compound............. --32.214.xxx.xx

When you make a pass,take off as much as you can,not the opposite............................................... --32.214.xxx.xx

Charlie, when I don't spackle, we have a guy who comes out from Pittsburgh to do it for us (partners nephew). He is a spackler for Ryan Homes. That's all he does full time. House after house after house. He uses pressurized spackle boxes to spackle walls. (Google them). Flat joints, inside and outside corners. The guy is a pro. He still sands. --50.32.xxx.xxx

NE,that guy who works for Ryan, would never cut the mustard around here.Back 20 or 30 years ago they had a Hockey team The New Haven Blades Junior League,All Quebec lads, some 6'5", and taller all sheetrockers and tapers,didn't need stilts.Two would start. Rocking at 7.45,!!Two more would come in at1.45pm to tape,by the time the first two finished the sheetrocking at3.38 the the second two had first coated everything on a three bedroom ranch,then back to the rink to practice for the nights game.their finish coat was finer than a sheet of sheetrock.so no sanding,they didn't know what a sheet of sandpaper looked like.........charlie...........wee wee monsieur...jennae parley English.Eh...............................sheetrock wee wee.......................... --32.214.xxx.xx

......................................Aue Rewar....... --32.214.xxx.xx

By any chance is his name Cormac or Joey? If yes I think he's twin works for me.(g) --71.174.xx.xx

He sent the guys back and they spent hours cleaning the floors, and you know what they never did that again! --24.45.xxx.xxx