And by the time the brown coat and the plaster coat was added to the top, the wall thickness varies in places between 5/8" to just under an inch. That makes fitting in a repair quite interesting in our mid fifties home.
"I've got a feeling he's done this before" From the looks of things quite a few time. I don't mind hanging sheet rock, it's the mudding-n-taping I would rather not do.
I took our a stub wall between our dining and living rooms put in that way, but double thick. It took me two days to chisel cut the steel out of the corners. 1950s house. The "drywall" was two layers of 3/8" cement board. John in Indy
Ah, the good old days, nails, not screws...I started using screws at least 40 years ago!
ReplyDeleteYeah, originally (just after WWII?) sheetrock came in 2x2 squares....
DeleteAnd now I know how those hatchets are supposed to be used...
Yeah, 40 years ago, in about 1980. 1940 is as far away from 1980 as 1980 is from today.
DeleteMakes me feel old that does....
That was rock lath. It was a base for plastering walls. Think of it as a precursor to drywall.
DeleteAnd by the time the brown coat and the plaster coat was added to the top, the wall thickness varies in places between 5/8" to just under an inch.
DeleteThat makes fitting in a repair quite interesting in our mid fifties home.
See, you don't need to dress like a bum to work hard.
ReplyDeleteDaryl
mad skills wow
ReplyDeleteStarted hanging rock in 1976. I never dreamed of being that good.
ReplyDeleteI remember a guy in AA talking about cutting sheetrock with a table saw. 🤪
ReplyDeletelove watching a master craftsman work...
ReplyDeleteWonder if his name is Pablo, Juan or Sanchez.
"I've got a feeling he's done this before" From the looks of things quite a few time. I don't mind hanging sheet rock, it's the mudding-n-taping I would rather not do.
ReplyDeleteNicely dressed and manicured. Some of us still do that each morning. It distinguishes us from the dunces & idlers.
ReplyDeleteI took our a stub wall between our dining and living rooms put in that way, but double thick. It took me two days to chisel cut the steel out of the corners. 1950s house. The "drywall" was two layers of 3/8" cement board.
ReplyDeleteJohn in Indy
That brings up some awful memories.
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