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Posted by on May 18, 2006, 8:12 pm
I am about to start a ceiling in the basement with drywall. Is there
an advantage in using 5/8 in rather than 1/2 in drywall ??
Thanks.
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Posted by marson on May 18, 2006, 8:49 pm
typically, 5/8" is used on ceilings because it is stiffer and will be
flatter. however, i have seen 1/2" used on ceilings successfully if the
joists are 16" on center or lesser.
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Posted by on May 18, 2006, 9:11 pm
Thanks. My Joists are spaced 16 in OC and I am planning on applying
the wallboard directly on the joists. From what i've seen in the rest
of the house , the Joists may not be level. If the 5/8 will help to
correct some of the problem, I'll go for it then. Is there any
advantage in stargering the joints? or just apply parpendicular to the
joists symmetrically ?
Thanks.
>typically, 5/8" is used on ceilings because it is stiffer and will be
>flatter. however, i have seen 1/2" used on ceilings successfully if the
>joists are 16" on center or lesser.
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on May 19, 2006, 7:48 am
malamilia@hotmail.com wrote:
> From what i've seen in the rest
> of the house , the Joists may not be level. If the 5/8 will help to
> correct some of the problem, I'll go for it then.
I would suggest that if you really have joist that are not level, 5/8
will not fix that, you need to shim the joist to get it properly flat.
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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Posted by on May 19, 2006, 3:11 pm
On Fri, 19 May 2006 11:48:43 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
> I would suggest that if you really have joist that are not level, 5/8
>will not fix that, you need to shim the joist to get it properly flat.
Do you mean to install shims between the joist and drywall as needed ?
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