02-14-2009, 11:55 AM
We have aluminum SIP's that were made in the 1970's (there are a few houses in the neighborhood that were constructed this way...)
we used the undrilled Hardie Panels for the soffit for 2 reasons, didn't have to special order & our soffits are suspension 40"x3' & the panel worked better for the area...
We are using the joint mesh tape with a skim coat of thinset, followed by normal joint compound mudding for a smooth wall (tried a room with just the joint compound & found that the skim coat of thinset gave a better seam....
we used the undrilled Hardie Panels for the soffit for 2 reasons, didn't have to special order & our soffits are suspension 40"x3' & the panel worked better for the area...
We are using the joint mesh tape with a skim coat of thinset, followed by normal joint compound mudding for a smooth wall (tried a room with just the joint compound & found that the skim coat of thinset gave a better seam....