contractor told me the easiest way to paint garage (interior) walls was...

[questionqueen]

...to put texture on them. is it true? contractor just put in new dry walls inside the garage for me and told me next step was to put texture on wall to hide the connecting tapes. i prefer simple, smooth walls in my garage. but he told smooth walls were more costly. is that true?

[bahbdorje]

Sounds like he is trying to hide the bad job of drywalling.

It would be just as easy to spray or roll on a primer coat.

Textured walls in a garage do not sound good. Messy as it collects dirt and cobwebs, and again as it flakes off.

[Mike S]

Hog wash he just wants to get paid with little work effort.
When I bid a drywall job as with most the hanging and finishing are all in the price. It will take more mud but less effort to texture that surface. I would make him finish it the way you what it or tell him that you will have to find someone that will.

[trybeingobjective]

Smooth shouldn't cost that much more, especially in a garage. texture is a dirt collector, bad for a garage. The connecting tapes just need a little smear of plastering paste, a slight sanding and then paint can be applied by roller or a spray machine. It may be that the plasterboard being new would require more paint or need a base coat (primer) first, that would add additional cost, but you are only doing a garage here, not an entire house, so get the nicer finish even if you pay a little more. If he wants a lot more, get another quote.

[analize2much]

Texturing walls is used to hide poor sheetrocking techniques, that is it. It collects dust and is harder to maintain from dust and other dirty marks. If the person mudding the sheet rock was worth a darn, it shouldnt matter.

The cheapest way for them is also doing it by sprayer. Just roll on your own paint and give several coats. Tell them you dont want texture and they must obey.

Customer is always right, right?