Its the quick and easy way, but not the right way, from what i understand. We took all our walls back to brick, which were then refloated before skimming. Takes longer, costs more, worth doing it right.
depends on where you live, local building codes. houses here are all timberframe so the weatherproofing layers (Tyvek/membrane) go on the outside of the plywood/OSB sheathing. all seams are taped/sealed, then your vertical rainscreen strapping is secured to the exterior and finally the siding is fastened to the exterior. this is how homes are built here in a rainforest.
once the roof is on, exterior has been covered in Tyvek and seams taped, builders will install windows then move inside. Effectively at this point, the exterior of the home is watertight and they can start drying out the inside of the home to start eliminating any moisture content in the lumber. Electrical and plumbing rough-in can commence
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Yes true. I was referring to old, brick built, properties.
I’m just as shocked, but from the opposite point of view. I need to no more. Do you just paint on top of the plasterboard? That doesn’t sound right.
maybe your idea of plasterboard is different than ours, but our “drywall” just requires a coat of primer then you can paint right over it. I’ll post an overview in a second. just have to tape and mud the joints after the drywall has been installed.
Electrical, insulation, throw up your drywall and tape the joints with mud compound. First mud coat is to hold the tape in place, tape prevents the drywall mud from cracking in the joints
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Usually takes two more coats of mud to make the drywall seams smooth enough to not be noticable. If done well, you won’t be able to see where the joints are. But the “face” of the drywall is paintable with latex, I always use a primer first then two or three coats of paint depending on how well it covers and the color
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We’ve been in our first house for four montsh now.
So much to do…so little time (and money…)
Mainly garden stuff so far, lots of interior to come though!
8yrs we’ve been living here, it’s been a journey and still not done. Have to replace the front door, renovate the main bath and replace the kitchen hinges as they’re all cheap Chinese knockoffs that are failing.
It is often jarring how bad construction can be in the Lower Mainland compared to much of the rest of the country, simply because of the temperature differences. But you would think the cabinetry would be better.
house was built in the 60’s. Door needs replacing as the half-moon glass inserts have lost seal.
Kitchen was some guys’ shitty flip from 10y ago and the cabinet company from China isn’t sold anymore. hinge pots are a weird size and I can’t find like replacements.
Will just leave this here… 
I have a that separates the pool I have in the back yard from a small apartment complex in the lot behind us. We dont the privacy from it we’d like so a few years ago I planted a row of bamboo along the wall, but they havent grown in as expected. They get taller quickly, but what you need are the new more mature shoots springing up each growing season that fills in the gaps making a full privacy barrier. We just havent seen enough new shoots to do the job and now a month into this year’s growing season we’re still seeing much signs of enocuraging so Im changing course this weekend.
Im going to move the bamboo to a place on the other side of the property where they’ve have room to grow (if they can be bothered) and will be installing a wooden fence extension onto the wall to look something like this.
We’re doing 8’ tall 4X4s dilled into the wall to give us another 5 feet of height above the wall and then using foliage to fill in the gaps between the posts.
Would trellis with evergreen climbers be an option rather than heavy fencing catching the wind, potentially creating problems with your wall further down the line.
The in laws are currently having to fix this problem ,although the wall may not have been suitable for heavy fencing in the first place.
We’re not installing the cross beams only the vertical posts, and for precisely that reason. I dont want the wall coming down in a hurricane
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I just installed a dimmer switch in my study.
What is it about DIY that makes you feel like a master of the universe?
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there’s a certain satisfaction when you’re able to see a project through to completion. I’ve just taken possession of a 1977 Johnson Seahorse 2hp outboard motor that has sat for 40 years. Looking forward to taking this rebuild project on with my 8yo. basic engine mechanics. if I can do this, I’ll take on the Sunbeam Alpine project I’ve been eyeballing.
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Post pics.
I’d post a pic of my dimmer switch, but it’s not very exciting.
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