Is the main reason that one does not want multiple butted seams to line up is because it is the most likely place that a crack will happen? After-all the tapered edges line up for long lengths.
I was looking/reading Myron’s drywall book and that seems to be the main conclusion I come to.
And is it not important in a garage? Because he has all his butted seams lined up in the garage (4 panels!)
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I just think that since butt seams are floated really wide, if you lined them up you'd be more likely to see them?
I've seen dw "rail roaded" like that.
Takes a good finisher to fix a pour hangers screw ups.
wall systems are stronger when staggered, not by enough to worry about
You are correct. More chance of movement in a butt than a seam. Don't know if I'd worry to much about a garage. Is it being finished and painted?
Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
The pic I saw of the garage was in Fergusons book, it appeared as if they were going to paint it.
Just wondering.
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Oh, I thought someone was rocking your garage. The only time we would line up butts is if there is an offset in the floor, causing the horizontal seams to be offset. Even then we would try to avoid it. Hanging rock so that the seams/ butts look like this "+" is just wrong. Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.