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Corvus13 - 31 Mar 2006 01:37 GMT

Hi everyone,

I wonder if you might give me suggestions as to what is the
lightest/thinnest, least expensive and generally code compliant panel
material that can ultimately be painted and approximate (or be made to
approximate) the look of drywall. I'd be open to other solutions as
well not involving panels.

Thanks

Scott

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RicodJour - 31 Mar 2006 03:44 GMT

> I wonder if you might give me suggestions as to what is the
> lightest/thinnest, least expensive and generally code compliant panel
> material that can ultimately be painted and approximate (or be made to
> approximate) the look of drywall. I'd be open to other solutions as
> well not involving panels.

What's the intended application and location?

R

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Corvus13 - 31 Mar 2006 04:02 GMT

Ugh. Knew I forgot something.

The location is the ceiling (bedroom). I will be attempting to cover a
layer of mass loaded vinyl while avoiding actually going through the
hassle of putting up another layer of drywall. I've heard the MLV is
paintable itself but I suspect its not ultimately going to look right
if I attempt it.

Thanks

Scott

> > I wonder if you might give me suggestions as to what is the
> > lightest/thinnest, least expensive and generally code compliant panel
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> R

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RicodJour - 31 Mar 2006 05:57 GMT

> > > I wonder if you might give me suggestions as to what is the
> > > lightest/thinnest, least expensive and generally code compliant panel
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> paintable itself but I suspect its not ultimately going to look right
> if I attempt it.

All things considered, drywall is probably your best choice for several
reasons. Any thin paneling will sag on a ceiling, the seams will have
to be covered with battens which will probably look odd unless you end
up making a pattern out of them which would involve cutting the sheets
in a more labor intensive way and using additional decorative battens
to simulate a coffered ceiling. It'll still look homemade unless
you're willing to go to a lot more effort to do reasonable joinery.
You're also looking for sound attenuation and drywall has more mass
than thin paneling and will have a bigger positive effect on the STC.

The hardest thing about drywalling a ceiling is taping the corners at
the wall/ceiling transition. If you use some simple molding you'll
eliminate a lot of the work. You may want to hire someone to put up
the board, tape and spackle for you if handling the boards gives you
hesitation and you're interested in speed. Then you could take care of
the trim and painting.

R

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