Has anyone here installed and finished the paper-less drywall? HD says it finishes out like regular drywall. Whats the poop on this stuff? Advantages? Why use it? It also costs more, of course.
Well, Guess I have to learn how to do THAT, now!
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i've only used it in one bath. suppose to take the place of green board.the surface is a little rough,showed through the first coat of paint,2nd it was fine. i itched from this stuff as bad as if i was inulating attic on a 100 degree day,it has lots of fiberglass in it. i won't use it anywhere but a bathroom because of the itch. larry
hand me the chainsaw, i need to trim the casing just a hair.
From what I have heard, they eliminated the paper face to take away a food source for mold.
A used it for a small job around a gas fireplace. I was trying to take away any combustible material.
Just cutting 1 or 2 sheets was like installing f/g insl. I was itchy.
Can't imagine it being any fun to intall 100 sheets of it all day.
What the others said. Also, setting type compound is recommended (there was a post on here a month or so ago where someone tried to skim coat the stuff with regular mud and it orange-peeled) and, if you are using it in a damp area, fiberglass mesh instead of paper tape.
Mike Hennessy
Pittsburgh, PA