Question from Angelique
Six months ago we had to remodel my home office. The new drywall was mudded with Murco M-100 and the walls were painted with Sherwin Williams Harmony. I’m not sure why, but I was not able to tolerate the room until now.
My husband is blaming the mud or the mud-paint combination. Murco M-100 is supposed to dry very fast, but he thinks it just didn’t cure. I have been in people’s houses that were painted with ordinary paints a few weeks afterwards and tolerated that better than this office.
We’re going to be doing more repairs to our home in the next few weeks, and I’m not sure what to tell the contractor to use. I am leaning toward telling him, “use any mud that you know dries quickly and completely.” I’m also not sure about the paint.
Debra’s Answer
Murco M-100 is fine and so is Sherwin Williams Harmony.
It sounds like the condition in the room are too dark or cold for these products to cure.
I would use the same products, but put a space heater in the room and close it up for a day to dry, after the mud, and then after the paint. Continue to heat, even if several days are needed, until you don’t smell anything and feel fine in the room. Air the room out after each heating before deciding if it’s done or not.
