sanding drywall sucks

Does the concrete based stuff take a different mud?

Nope, I used regular joint compound and fiberglass tape.

In a bathroom you need all the protection you can get. Are you covering it with tile or is the tile somewhere else?

I sealed all the wallboard with two coats of Kiltz primer. Yes, I am putting 4" ceramic wall tile around the tub. I've laid many a square foot of floor tile, but this is my first tile job on a vertical surface.

I bought this cool laser cross level at Lowe's today. I guess that's one good thing about doing jobs yourself, you get to buy more tools. :D Anyway, I think it may even have useful automotive applications. With a steel ruler and some trigonometry, you could set the camber on the front wheels pretty easily. I just love dual purpose tools. :angel9: