Just finished a job where we tried the new pre-mixed joint compound versus the old powder kind.

We did half the house with each. The pre-mixed stuff saved us maybe 30 minutes total on a two day job, but it dried way slower in the humid basement. The powder let us control the consistency perfectly for the ceiling patches. Which one do you guys think is actually worth the extra cost?

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roberts.jesse18h ago

My uncle's a contractor and he says the same thing about pre-mixed mud. It's the classic convenience trap. You pay more to save a little time, but then you lose control and get stuck waiting on the weather. I see it with all kinds of stuff now, like those pre-made pancake batters that never cook right.

sage52816h ago

My apartment's always humid and I learned the hard way with pre-mixed mud. @roberts.jesse is right, it's like the pancake batter of home repair. You pay for the shortcut but it ends up making more work.