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Posted by DanG on April 19, 2008, 8:51 am
My dad lives in Florida and his patio and front porch were done
with drywall. The tape lets go, though the drywall does not sag.
I pulled the tape and left the drywall. Retaped with mesh tape
and setting type drywall mud. 8 years with no signs of a problem.
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DanG (remove the sevens)
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>I bought a house with a large drywalled ceiling on an outdoor
>lanai. While it doesn't get wet, the drywall tape separates and
>it's clear from the patching that this has happened frequently in
>the past. So I'm exploring some alternative ceilings and someone
>suggested putting up lath and stucco. I have questions about
>that:
>
> 1. Is this at all a good idea, or are there some strong reasons
> not to do it? (I haven't investigated cost, but will deal with
> that as a separate issue once I know what's viable.)
>
> 2. The joists in the ceiling are 24" o.c.. This would be the
> only holding point for the wire lath since the drywall won't
> support weight. So, would the lath+stucco sag?
>
> 3. If sagging would be a problem, I would think it could be
> solved by adding a plywood 'underlayment' (? overlayment ?). Do
> you think that would be satisfactory and, if so, what thickness
> plywood?
>
> 4. I would think doing ceilings would be highly unusual for
> most stucco contractors. So what questions should I ask them to
> help figure out whether they'd really be able to handle this?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help or pointers.
>
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