Drywall or paneling? Drywall!

What to choose for covering home: drywall, plywood, Lining or blockhouse? We strongly advise you to choose the drywall and tells the story of this decoration material, which has such a range of benefits:

1. Environmentally friendly - Unlike OSB chipboard and drywall does not emit harmful formaldehyde.
2. Fire safety (Drywall flame holding up to 15 minutes in contrast to wood materials).
3. cheapness - drywall half the price of siding and three times cheaper blockhouse.

However, when all the pros drywall has two drawbacks:

1. Shallow strength material. Solved by fixing plasterboard in two layers, but it kills the paragraph 3 of advantages - low cost :(

2. Fear of moisture. Decide purchase water-resistant drywall (15% more).

In our opinion, the drywall is best used in areas where you need to create complex design forms hem ceiling or wall sheathing, while not creating a burden on the overlap. As plasterboard good at organizing internal partitions, walls.

How to save money when dealing with plasterboard?

• Paint the drywall can do without putty entire surface: shpaklyuyut only seams between sheets and screws.
• Before painting sanded to smooth filler state;
• Do not buy Rotband by Knauf - guaranteed to get a crack at the joints of sheets.

As it is impossible to save while working with plasterboard?

• On the metal under the drywall, it must be of high quality and thick.
• On materials for sealing joints;
• Use only a metal frame!

Council:
To plaster a wall not responded loudly to all the sounds from outside the home, seal the metal frame strips of the substrate under a laminate or a foam adhesive tape. By the same token make the joint space partitions and walls in House of aerated concrete.

Successful construction!!!
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