01-09-2010, 05:26 AM
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Originally posted by mr. bill
Rob; Your use of Hardi panel for interior wall is very interesting. I have considered it and like the concept but have never seen it done. May I ask you a few questions?
What does the final finish look like, smooth, plastered, skip troweled,or what.
It is mostly a light trowel plaster finish. I did hire a plasterer for colored smooth wall in some bedrooms.
Were you able to sink the screw heads below the surface without striping them in the light gauge steel studs?
Like most things the cheapest stuff creates it's own problems. In home building "cheapest" is rarely your friend. I used heavier gauge studs than the junk sold at Home Depot - 18 gauge. I also bought a better quality of screws. The screws set in well. No screw head bumps or problems.
Did you put fiberglass tape on the joints? Did you run the sheets horizontal or vertical?
I did use fiberglass tape. The sheets were run mostly vertically on the walls and I did some ceilings too.
Did you use a sand and plaster mix or sand cement and lime mix?
I used Imperial Plaster in bags. Bought it from Honsador. They had to truck it over from Kona where the dryer climate makes long term storage easier.
How did you attach door and window casings?
I attached the door and window casings to the door jambs and window jambs mostly. I did use some finish head screws to tighten the outside casing edges to the studs.
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