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Posted by Proctologically Violated©® on May 20, 2007, 2:02 pm
Awl--
Does anyone have experience with this type stuff?
I bought some Great Stuff from HD, and was not all that impressed with it.
I was expecting it to expand a lot more.
Great Stuff would be ok for the occasional crack/joint/missing brick, etc.,
but I will need quite a bit more to quick-fix a fallen garage
stucco/plaster/lathe ceiling that I have structurally repaired, but just
want to quickly even/level out the surface, without going through all the
masonry travails.
I will even glue up styrofoam sheets to take up some of the volume, but will
still have considerable volume to fill in.
Any experience/leads?
tia.
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Posted by John Grabowski on May 20, 2007, 2:12 pm
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> Awl--
> Does anyone have experience with this type stuff?
> I bought some Great Stuff from HD, and was not all that impressed with it.
> I was expecting it to expand a lot more.
> Great Stuff would be ok for the occasional crack/joint/missing brick,
etc.,
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> but I will need quite a bit more to quick-fix a fallen garage
> stucco/plaster/lathe ceiling that I have structurally repaired, but just
> want to quickly even/level out the surface, without going through all the
> masonry travails.
> I will even glue up styrofoam sheets to take up some of the volume, but
will
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> still have considerable volume to fill in.
> Any experience/leads?
The garage usually requires fire rated walls. Why don't you use dry wall to
fill up the space?
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Posted by Proctologically Violated©® on May 20, 2007, 2:31 pm
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> in
>> Awl--
>> Does anyone have experience with this type stuff?
>> I bought some Great Stuff from HD, and was not all that impressed with
>> it.
>> I was expecting it to expand a lot more.
>> Great Stuff would be ok for the occasional crack/joint/missing brick,
> etc.,
>> but I will need quite a bit more to quick-fix a fallen garage
>> stucco/plaster/lathe ceiling that I have structurally repaired, but just
>> want to quickly even/level out the surface, without going through all the
>> masonry travails.
>> I will even glue up styrofoam sheets to take up some of the volume, but
> will
>> still have considerable volume to fill in.
>> Any experience/leads?
> The garage usually requires fire rated walls. Why don't you use dry wall
> to
> fill up the space?
I think I did use some dry wall, but from previous water damage, the
existing ceiling is so convoluted that I sort of just wanted to skim the
whole thing out in this foam stuff, deep and shallow.
I'm looking to get through this as easily as possible. Old house, garage is
actually the basement of the house.
I'm hoping there are better products than not-so Great Stuff.
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Mr. P.V.'d (formerly Droll Troll), Yonkers, NY
Stop Corruption in Congress & Send the Ultimate Message:
Absolutely Vote, but NOT for a Democrat or a Republican.
Ending Corruption in Congress is the *Single Best Way*
to Materially Improve Your Family's Life.
The Solution is so simple--and inexpensive!
entropic3.14decay at optonline2.718 dot net; remove pi and e to reply--ie,
all d'numbuhs
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Posted by EXT on May 20, 2007, 6:18 pm
Here we go again, someone who wants to do anything that is easy, cheap and
wrong rather than do it right. A garage in the basement of a house REQUIRES
a fire rated ceiling to prevent fumes and flames from spreading from the
garage to the rest of the house and killing the occupants. NO FOAM will do
this, they all burn. Do it properly, the original plaster ceiling probably
met the fire code when installed, you now need to replace it with fire rated
drywall, many places require 2 layers with all joints staggered as well as
taped and mudded. Some codes require flame proof seals around all
perforations such as pipes. You should check your local requirements, they
are there to protect you.
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>> in
>>> Awl--
>>> Does anyone have experience with this type stuff?
>>> I bought some Great Stuff from HD, and was not all that impressed with
>>> it.
>>> I was expecting it to expand a lot more.
>>> Great Stuff would be ok for the occasional crack/joint/missing brick,
>> etc.,
>>> but I will need quite a bit more to quick-fix a fallen garage
>>> stucco/plaster/lathe ceiling that I have structurally repaired, but just
>>> want to quickly even/level out the surface, without going through all
>>> the
>>> masonry travails.
>>> I will even glue up styrofoam sheets to take up some of the volume, but
>> will
>>> still have considerable volume to fill in.
>>> Any experience/leads?
>> The garage usually requires fire rated walls. Why don't you use dry wall
>> to
>> fill up the space?
> I think I did use some dry wall, but from previous water damage, the
> existing ceiling is so convoluted that I sort of just wanted to skim the
> whole thing out in this foam stuff, deep and shallow.
> I'm looking to get through this as easily as possible. Old house, garage
> is actually the basement of the house.
> I'm hoping there are better products than not-so Great Stuff.
> --
> ------
> Mr. P.V.'d (formerly Droll Troll), Yonkers, NY
> Stop Corruption in Congress & Send the Ultimate Message:
> Absolutely Vote, but NOT for a Democrat or a Republican.
> Ending Corruption in Congress is the *Single Best Way*
> to Materially Improve Your Family's Life.
> The Solution is so simple--and inexpensive!
> entropic3.14decay at optonline2.718 dot net; remove pi and e to reply--ie,
> all d'numbuhs
>
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Posted by Cliff Hartle on May 20, 2007, 2:39 pm
The product is not designed to skim coat anything, but fill cracks up to a
certain width. I don't know why you think foam will work, but here is a
source for foam than can be sprayed on a surface.
http://www.fomofoam.com/
Use at your own risk. Maybe if you posted a picture of what you are trying
to fix someone can come up with a better solution.
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> Awl--
> Does anyone have experience with this type stuff?
> I bought some Great Stuff from HD, and was not all that impressed with it.
> I was expecting it to expand a lot more.
> Great Stuff would be ok for the occasional crack/joint/missing brick,
> etc., but I will need quite a bit more to quick-fix a fallen garage
> stucco/plaster/lathe ceiling that I have structurally repaired, but just
> want to quickly even/level out the surface, without going through all the
> masonry travails.
> I will even glue up styrofoam sheets to take up some of the volume, but
> will still have considerable volume to fill in.
> Any experience/leads?
> tia.
> --
> ------
> Mr. P.V.'d (formerly Droll Troll), Yonkers, NY
> Stop Corruption in Congress & Send the Ultimate Message:
> Absolutely Vote, but NOT for a Democrat or a Republican.
> Ending Corruption in Congress is the *Single Best Way*
> to Materially Improve Your Family's Life.
> The Solution is so simple--and inexpensive!
> entropic3.14decay at optonline2.718 dot net; remove pi and e to reply--ie,
> all d'numbuhs
>
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> Does anyone have experience with this type stuff?
> I bought some Great Stuff from HD, and was not all that impressed with it.
> I was expecting it to expand a lot more.
> Great Stuff would be ok for the occasional crack/joint/missing brick,