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any problem taping and "mudding" drywall with tile adhesive instead of joint compound?

contractor used the wrong bucket i bought. i bought a bucket of tile adhesive for use over cement board. i also bought a bucket of joint compound for use over the new drywall. i left for work, and when i came home saw that the tile adhesive bucket had been used on the drywall instead of the cement board. any worries?

Public Comments

1. You may have some problems getting the paint to adhere to the tile adhesive. Sounds like your contractor isn't too bright!
2. Yes, good luck sanding it.
3. This is too weird! Get someone who knows how to finish drywall. Did they tape under the adhesive? If not, every joint will crack. I hope the contractor did not build up the joints too much. The thin-set will be very hard to sand smooth. You might be able to coat over this with compound. Try a test spot. GOOD LUCK
4. gEEZ! Where did you find this guy? yes you will have a big issue as the adhesive is not sandable and is not a joint filler. It needs to be removed. If your lucky you can scrape off the excess and then do it properly. Man, what a stupid thing to do!!! Good luck...... I cant believe a contractor couldn't tell the difference between the two
5. the tile adhesive will never set hard like the drywall it will always be spongy sanding will be a nightmare his mistake so have him remove the sheetrock apply new and tape and mud properly sheetrock is cheap mud is too have it fixed now and you wont have to deal with it forever
6. Lots of problems, have the contractor remove the sheetrock and replace it at his expense. The adhesive will not be a suitable substitute for the drywall joint compound. I'm surprised that the contractor did not supply all of the material himself. They usually do to make a few extra $. Or is this a handy man without a license?
7. Yeah, I would question the competence/experience of the contractor.
8. one word. contraction. Drywall mudd is mostly gypsum wilth acryllics. No idea what is in the tile adhesives. I suspect they are going to work very differently. If it goes bad you can just wait a bit and sand off the adehesive.. maybe. I suspect that will dry like rock. Might be a bit hard to finish this wall.
9. That is a Great idea.....all these years I have been using the wrong joint compound.......geeze what a dummy i have been
10. It's going to be tough for him to sand the adhesive. Let him deal with it. Apparently he is not very skilled if he didn't notice the difference.
11. Anyone can have a bad day, so I don't want to jump to conclusions, but wow. I have never tried to sand or paint tile adhesive, so I can't say for certain. If I had to guess, it would gum up.
12. Its very easy to make mistakes, especially if you do not have a clue what you are doing, any self respecting contractor would know in an instant, if he or she had applied the wrong material. This is some sound advice, if something starts off bad, you can be sure the whole project will go bad. Get another proper contractor immediately, I know you may feel bad, but believe me, why wait till the end of the job,? your problems would be compounded no pun intented. If I was paying someone to do work upon my house, the very least I would expect is knowledge. Drywall finishing is an art, some people can make it look easy because they are professional or have taken the time to develop their skills. Its impossible to get drywall compound mixed up with tile adhesive, just from opening the lid and stirring the contents, would be the first clue something was not right, but to actually go ahead and apply the adhesive to the joints is really beyond my comprehension. I make the ocassional mistake, same as most, but I really would never tackle any project that was beyond my ability, I have been a contractor for over 25 years. This person should be wearing a gun, it's obvious he is a cow boy.