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   CAGIV | Apr 02, 2003 09:32pm | #1

   5/8 on ceiling always

   Rent a lift or make dead men to keep it in place while your screwing it off, makes life much easier.

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   Edited 4/2/2003 2:33:27 PM ET by CAG

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   GoldenWreckedAngle | Apr 03, 2003 12:18am | #5

   I have to agree with you CAG- I always find it much easier to get away with it if I make like a dead man when I'm screwing off.Kevin Halliburton

   "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." -Elbert Hubbard-

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   r_ignacki | Apr 02, 2003 11:50pm | #2

   1/2 will work fine.
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   Zano | Apr 02, 2003 11:56pm | #3

   $5 million dollar homes use 1/2" - it will work, but if you want ultra quality, ride the Mercedes with 5/8", and if you want to ride in a  Rolls-Royce, 1" thick shaft wall will work too - but it's all overkill.

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   CAGIV | Apr 03, 2003 12:05am | #4

   Or it can look like a wave like most ceilings I have seen that used 1/2"   Its subtle but if you look you can see it.View ImageGo Jayhawks

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   jonblakemore | Apr 03, 2003 12:26am | #7

   If I paid $5m for a home, I would want at least 5/8 rock on the ceilings.

   5/8 is less likely to look wavy, will give better fire resistance, and will insulated from sound better.  The only downside is a little more weight and cost. 

   I would always go 5/8.

   Jon Blakemore

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   GHR | Apr 03, 2003 12:56am | #8

   If you look in your code book, you will find the answer. It depends on the direction of the drywall to the rafters/joists and the spacing of the rafters/joists.

   If you shim the rafters/joists flat as necessary before you start, the job will look nicer.

   I have done 26x26 rooms with 1/2" board on the ceilings. I had some 26' I-joists that were off by 1/4" mid span from the 2 adjecient joists. Tapered shims made it all look nice from the top of my ladder.

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   xMikeSmith | Apr 03, 2003 02:45am | #9

   1/2" , especially with 16" OC....

    but then we always furr our ceilings to 16" OC anyways.. so 1/2" is the norm anyplace they furr ceilingsMike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   Snort | Apr 03, 2003 12:23am | #6

   5/8" on a garage ceiling with a living space above, 1/2" every where else when the ceiling joists are 16" O.C. I've never even seen anyone consider 5/8" around here...how much more for the rock and hanging if you use 5/8"? Might be worth it for reducing sound transmission...

   Hangin' in there

   EliphIno!

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   WorkshopJon | Apr 03, 2003 02:46am | #10

   Used 5/8" for the cathedral ceiling in my MBR for for sound proofing reasons. Was the first drywalling job I ever did, 8/12 pitch roof. If you're going to do it, make sure you use 12' sheets like I did, cause they go up a lot faster and easier. Just be sure to invite 4 of your least best friends to help putting it up.

   Jon

   
   

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   archyII | Apr 03, 2003 02:58am | #11

   For more sound proofing use 5/8 fire code. Its a little denser.

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   Zano | Apr 03, 2003 04:54am | #16

   For more sound proofing use 5/8 fire code. Its a little denser.

   Haven't seem 5/8" regular in decades, all 5/8" here is Type "X" which is the fire code.

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   JeffBuck | Apr 03, 2003 02:58am | #12

   1/2 works fine......

   5/8th works better.

   Better is gooder....and I'd be building myself a gooder home.

   So 5/8th is what I'd use in my dream home.

   Code Plus builders use 5/8th.

   JeffBuck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

    Fine Carpentery.....While U Waite                  

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   Zano | Apr 03, 2003 04:51am | #15

   So 5/8th is what I'd use in my dream home.

   When I gutted my house, I used 5/8" on the walls to - hey, it's my house!

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   Mooney | Apr 03, 2003 03:17am | #13

   They make a 1/2 inch fiber board , known to drywallers as ceiling board. It and 5/8 has fiber in it and regular drywall does not. You can use 1/2 inch fiber on 16 inch centers , but you would need 5/8 on 24 centers. 5/8s on 16s is a little overkill , except it has a greater fire protection you wont get as high a rating with 1/2 fiber board. Fiber will not sag on 16s.

   Tim Mooney

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   ZZZZZZ | Apr 03, 2003 03:50am | #14

   Good call, in washington state I've heard people call it 1/2" ridgid.Reagular 1/2"doesn't meet code for cielings 16 o.c or 24 o.c.

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   Planeman | Apr 03, 2003 06:53am | #17

   Thanks for all the advice.  I think I'll go with the 5/8 and rent a dry wall lift.  After all the construction to get this far, I don't have many friends left who can still be bribed, blackmailed or conned into helping.  I'll invite the Laker girls over to help, they are always looking for a good time!  Thanks,

   Experienced, but still dangerous!
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   JeffBuck | Apr 04, 2003 02:41am | #18

   good plan...

   chicks dig drylifts!

   should go well for ya.....invite the whole squad.....the odd's gotta work to your favor.

   JeffBuck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

    Fine Carpentery.....While U Waite