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Posted: 6/14/2006 7:47:56 PM EDT

My dad has a guy installing drywall in his upstairs bathroom, and I'm not sure the guy is doing it right.

He appears to have at least a 1/2" gap between the boards, which to me seems excessive. Shouldn't the boards butt-up against either other? Is there some kind of code for this work?

Posted: 6/14/2006 7:54:10 PM EDT

[#1]

disregard sorry for my stupidity

Posted: 6/14/2006 7:56:56 PM EDT

[#2]

From what I understand, he should be using greenboard, or better yet, concrete backerboard. I'll check it out tomorrow and see what he is using. It better be at least greenboard. The guy is a flake and I get the feeling he may be taking advantage of my dad.

Posted: 6/14/2006 7:58:38 PM EDT

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Gap will be filled in with tape and mud. Not a big deal if it is done correctly. I personally would not have this much gap in a bathroom. The better question would be is he using moisture resistant drywall? Thia is the type of drywall use in moist environments it is also called greenboard.

Edited after the fact Oops!!

Posted: 6/14/2006 8:03:20 PM EDT

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From what I understand, he should be using greenboard, or better yet, concrete backerboard. I'll check it out tomorrow and see what he is using. It better be at least greenboard. The guy is a flake and I get the feeling he may be taking advantage of my dad.

Half inch is way too much, i/8 to a 1/4 is better. Only use green board in a wet wall [ behind a shower enclosure etc.] They are telling all the building inspectors that greenboard sucks and will be replaced with something else, it will be phased out in the next few years.

Posted: 6/14/2006 8:11:07 PM EDT

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IMO, that gap is too large. Why would he leave such a large gap to begin with, sounds strange. If it were my bathroom, the rock would be butted together, I would use cement backer board around the whole shower area and green board everywhere else.

Posted: 6/14/2006 8:12:29 PM EDT

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I always understood to use green board in a bathroom, but especially behind a tub.

Given the extra resistance, what's a few $?

Gaps are too big, BTW.

Posted: 6/14/2006 8:51:21 PM EDT

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I going to take some pics tomorrow and post them. I have a hard time believing his work is acceptable practice.

Posted: 6/14/2006 9:01:06 PM EDT

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You can IM me if you need to I'm a General contractor. I'll try and remember to check this thread for updates.

Posted: 6/14/2006 9:24:27 PM EDT

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You can IM me if you need to I'm a General contractor. I'll try and remember to check this thread for updates.

Great, thanks. I'll let you know when I post the pics.

Posted: 6/14/2006 9:49:23 PM EDT

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My dad has a guy installing drywall in his upstairs bathroom, and I'm not sure the guy is doing it right.

He appears to have at least a 1/2" gap between the boards, which to me seems excessive. Shouldn't the boards butt-up against either other? Is there some kind of code for this work?

Your instincts serve you well. 1/2" gap, there is concern the dude's not screwing into the stud. And that is no good.

Posted: 6/14/2006 10:04:23 PM EDT

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My dad has a guy installing drywall in his upstairs bathroom, and I'm not sure the guy is doing it right.

He appears to have at least a 1/2" gap between the boards, which to me seems excessive. Shouldn't the boards butt-up against either other? Is there some kind of code for this work?

Your instincts serve you well. 1/2" gap, there is concern the dude's not screwing into the stud. And that is no good.

Man, that would suck. I don't know anything about that kind of work other than what I learned surfing the web tonight. And it doesn't look like things are in his favor.

Posted: 6/14/2006 10:35:29 PM EDT

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My dad has a guy installing drywall in his upstairs bathroom, and I'm not sure the guy is doing it right.

He appears to have at least a 1/2" gap between the boards, which to me seems excessive. Shouldn't the boards butt-up against either other? Is there some kind of code for this work?

Your instincts serve you well. 1/2" gap, there is concern the dude's not screwing into the stud. And that is no good.

Man, that would suck. I don't know anything about that kind of work other than what I learned surfing the web tonight. And it doesn't look like things are in his favor.

Well easy enough to check. Look at the joints that are especially wide, see if he managed to fasten both sheets to the stud with the screws. If he swung it with the worst fits, he probably managed with the close joints.

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