Applying drywall mud is like spreading peanut butter?
You spread joint compound with a taping knife. Your goal is a smooth coating, to hide the seams joining 2 pieces of sheet rock along with the screws or nails used to hang the drywall. The smaller putty knife is used for repairing small dings and holes in the wall.
When making a peanut butter & jelly sandwich, you spread the peanut butter and your favorite jelly with a butter knife. You've got steak knives for cutting steak.
Homeowners might think contractors speak a foreign language ... and they're right, sort of. We forget that what we know and the skills we have are those we've learned somewhere along the way - school, on the job, school of hard knocks. We forget where we learn things although I often think out kids must be overwhelmed with things because life seems much more complicated today than when I grew up.
Home repairs aren't fun, exciting or something most of us like to do. That's why I try to find analogies to help homeowners overcome their fear of the unknown.
If you'd like to learn more about peanut butter (kidding) or drywall, read the full article Peanut Butter and Drywall Mud.
If you've got other fun analogies between houses and life, please share them as I'm collecting all sorts of fun things.
- Google windows ... it's not part of your house, it's the operating system on your PC?
- Wallpaper ... doesn't go on walls, but rather your computer's screeen background?
- Analogies are a great way to help people learn, so let's all learn together!
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