A question for the drywallers among us...

[Bob W]

I'm doing some work on my house and I read in a magazine that moisture resistant drywall shouldn't be used on ceilings because it sags. Is this true?

 

[ZEEEW]

I was told greenboard and regular are the same except for the paper. As long as you use 5/8" you should be fine.



Eric

 

[Bluhaven]

greenboard is for areas where there is moisture.

Bathrooms,laundry rooms... ... .

 

[Doc Tinker]

I think the only reason not to use green is the price. Regular wallboard is cheaper.



I used all green board in my upstairs bathroom because the room is so small that it wasn't worth my time to go get one sheet of white to do the ceiling and I figured that the ceiling gets steamed up when I shower anyway.



Doc

 

[MDW]

"Greenboard" is a joke, if you are working in an area where water is going to be present you should use concrete backer board "Durock", the thick stuff not that thin junk.

As far as a ceiling is concerned, as long as you use a high quality primer and paint I would use regular drywall ( how much water should you get up there anyway).

 

[Champane Flight]

Question

What do you do if roof leaked at one time and seam tape bubbled? Can you just pull off old tape, sand , retape, fill, and retexture? That is if the drywall is still intact and stable, not crumbling?

 

[KMC]

Re: Question

Originally posted by Champane Flight

What do you do if roof leaked at one time and seam tape bubbled? Can you just pull off old tape, sand , retape, fill, and retexture? That is if the drywall is still intact and stable, not crumbling?

I have done that a number of times during remodel on our house with great results. You can also get premade corner pieces at HD so you don't have to fuss with the roll tape. Then just mud over, sand, and texture... . Mud is the do it yourselfers best friend, hides all kinds of mistakes.



Ken

 

[Champane Flight]

Thanks

Thanks Ken.