sburns
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Awesome thanks for that!
Venting and stairs, I will have to get back to you, will go riding soon too nice out.
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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Venting and stairs, I will have to get back to you, will go riding soon too nice out.
You can do it with one person, you will just have some more taping work, it will be slower and you will hurt more. You just scab temporary pieces up to give you somewhere to rest one edge of the sheet, lift it up, put a few screws in one side to free up your hands, screw it off, take the scabs off and repeat. A lot depends on whether the lift had sufficient access and how large an area you are trying to do.
Trials
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even better, use thinner drywall, it's a heck of a lot lighter.
sburns
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Building code requires 3/4" or 1/2" drywall on ceiling for fire protection.
Trials
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Perfect! 2-3/8" layers where you need a fire wall.Building code requires 3/4" or 1/2" drywall on ceiling for fire protection.
Wha? Not so much. If you are putting drywall somewhere a fire barrier is required (eg garage to house), you need Type X or Type C. Check OBC for the length of time required for the fire rating and sections SB-2 or SB-3 to figure out the construction to hit the time. If you want a nice flat ceiling 5/8 will look better over time, 1/2 will get a ripple.Building code requires 3/4" or 1/2" drywall on ceiling for fire protection.
Thank you! The stands are just jars my fiancee collected and had no use for. The grey thing is a cell phone stand.
Home Depot rents them ($50 a day i think). I wouldn't even think about trying to hang more than 1 board without one. Even with two people its a PITA and can be a safety issue if you're on ladders.
don't use lightweight drywall on a ceiling - much more likely to start sagging, etc. , 5/8ths especially if your joist spacing is over 16"
don't use lightweight drywall on a ceiling - much more likely to start sagging, etc. , 5/8ths especially if your joist spacing is over 16"
@sburns As others have said, you can buy (about $200) a cheap drywall lift or rent them from HD. Actually go on kijiji and tons of people are renting them for $5 or 10 per day, with a deposit so you don't thief it.
You can also do the poor man's drywall lift as shown, or you can get extendable sticks that also hold up the drywall. However, they're on a thin stick so very unstable. They're more there to just hold the drywall in place so you and your partner don't have to keep your hands up.
I'm more curious if I need any special drywall to use in the garage...the previous owner had some ****** wood panels that they were using so I ripped them off. The drywall on the ceiling looks like plaster, but it's 2 sheets combined. I cut a hole and there's plenty of space for insulation (they're currently using those flat sheets of insulation which can be moved around with a finger.
I want to rip the ceiling off, put up the insulation right up to the ceiling, or use that DIY spray foam insulation from HD (approx $850), and then re-drywall the entire garage.
You can also do the poor man's drywall lift as shown, or you can get extendable sticks that also hold up the drywall. However, they're on a thin stick so very unstable. They're more there to just hold the drywall in place so you and your partner don't have to keep your hands up.
I'm more curious if I need any special drywall to use in the garage...the previous owner had some ****** wood panels that they were using so I ripped them off. The drywall on the ceiling looks like plaster, but it's 2 sheets combined. I cut a hole and there's plenty of space for insulation (they're currently using those flat sheets of insulation which can be moved around with a finger.
I want to rip the ceiling off, put up the insulation right up to the ceiling, or use that DIY spray foam insulation from HD (approx $850), and then re-drywall the entire garage.
I used to work with a guy we called Shrek. He was 6'8 and 3?? lbs. To board 8' ceilings, he would throw up 10' sheets of 5/8 Type X and someone else would tack them up, then both people screw off the sheet. It was a lot faster than a lift. It helps if you work with a monster.
Apparently a residential garage doesn't need to be fire rated. F that. I want my garage fire rated. Especially if you are putting spray foam in the cavity, fire plus foam is very not good for you.
I would use one layer of 5/8" Type X or C on channel running perpendicular to floor joists. It looks like you need resilient channels or furring channels to get a 30 minute rating or two layers to get an hour. I am not an architect, make sure you do sufficient research to satisfy yourself.
is he available for rent?
Speaking about projects, I just finished a year-long renovation of our master bathroom. Did everything myself except the tile setting (Mrs FLSTC did the drywall taping and painting). All-in was about $10k, but I'd estimate it's a $25k job - gave me some bargaining room for another dirt bike. And a freeze on projects for this year.
Looks Awsome
my wife has been wanting me to do the same.
I know I’ll have to get to it one day
I have to finish the trim in my house. I've got a stack of rough-sawn maple to put through the planer and then shape with the router. I really wish I had a proper shaper. Once that is done, maybe build a gazebo about 20 ft from the new deck, and make a link between the two. Of course, that all depends on if I get to stay at home; right now we're planning on making hand sanitizer for the local hospital in the lab. Got over 700 litres of Isopropanol arriving in the next week.
Couldn't you just peel the stone off, float some self-levelling grout on it and then install the membrane etc.? L
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