03-20-2010, 05:38 AM
Has anyone tried to finish the smooth Hardie Panel on interior walls using the mesh tape, but only skim coating the seams with mud rather than using plaster over the entire wall to keep the cost down?
For drywall I usually use Durham's Hard Rock, or Fixall mixed into the first coat of mud for added strength and to prevent cracking out, (an old drywaller shared that tip with me years ago) after that step I proceed with the additional coats of mud for a smooth finish. Couldn't this method work on the Hardie panel to keep the cost similar to drywall installation?
It appears that the Hardie panel costs about the same as the paperless drywall. I know it is a little more labor to cut the Hardie panel, but with only taping the seams at least that aspect of the install would be the same, or am I missing something here?
Thank you,
Barbara
For drywall I usually use Durham's Hard Rock, or Fixall mixed into the first coat of mud for added strength and to prevent cracking out, (an old drywaller shared that tip with me years ago) after that step I proceed with the additional coats of mud for a smooth finish. Couldn't this method work on the Hardie panel to keep the cost similar to drywall installation?
It appears that the Hardie panel costs about the same as the paperless drywall. I know it is a little more labor to cut the Hardie panel, but with only taping the seams at least that aspect of the install would be the same, or am I missing something here?
Thank you,
Barbara
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