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Sure, the drywall is flimsier than the plaster walls you had before but they are way easier to work with, make modifications to, and repair. And for normal usag
by vel0city 3y ago
Sure, the drywall is flimsier than the plaster walls you had before but they are way easier to work with, make modifications to, and repair. And for normal usage, they're plenty reliable. The walls themselves shouldn't be a part of what makes the house "solid", that's the job of the framing behind the plaster or drywall.
- samus 3y ago> The walls themselves shouldn't be a part of what makes the house "solid", that's the job of the framing behind the plaster or drywall. It's actually a fairly recent trend to not build load-bearing walls anymore and instead really on a skeleton. Walks can very well be constructed to be load-bearing. But, as you indicate, the resulting building would be more difficult to modify.
- SkyPuncher 3y agoIt's also, typically, nailed into studs 16" apart. Just not a lot of room for flex in that case.