To finish this house, 134 sheets of drywall measuring 4 feet wide by 12 feet tall were delivered to the site and stacked in the living room: A 4x12 sheet of drywall weighs about 50 pounds (23 kg). So this room has about 6,700 pounds (about 3,000 kg) of drywall stacked in it!
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covered the building sheathing and framing around this first floor entry, and was lapped over the foundation wall for about twelve inches - more material was needed, lapped with its upper edge underneath the upper course of housewrap so that the finish siding could extend closer to the ground....
Use standard lumber to build your tiny house floor. If you're using a trailer, use it as your foundation. Secure your house to the foundation, reinforcing the joints, and probable weak points. With your floor foundation secured, sheath the lumber with plywood or OSB (oriented-strand-board)....
5. Start building the back wall. The back wall is simpler to construct, since it does not have a cut-out for a window or a door. Finish it off with T1-11 siding. You can use any pre-made roll-up garage door so long as it fits the opening. Motorised garage doors are too heavy...
Builders occasionally run into difficulty framing and sealing an opening around a fireplace. There needs to be clearance between the wood and the masonry or metal, so the framing can't fit tightly against those materials. That means the finish wall material -- usually drywall or plaster -- is...
Optimize Wall Space: Utilize wall space to hang tools and equipment, freeing up floor space for larger items. Recycle Containers: Use old jars, bins, and containers to organize small items like screws, nails, and other hardware. Sell or Donate Unused Items: Clear out items you no longer nee...
homes are slightly better equipped. They use stronger particle board or oriented strand board (OSB), both of which are more water resistant. Even so, they're still vulnerable to bowing, softening and warping. Regardless, a soft spot should signal that the time has come for a floor ...
Suitable for furniture, window sills, floors, for OSB and for MDF. Not to be used on cabinet interiors, or for the treatment of plywood. Technical qualities: Reinforces and deepens the natural color of the wood grain. Produces a matt film after 1 coat and a satin glossy finish after 2 ...
subfloor, though it is important to properly prepare the floor first to avoid problems with your tile flooring. When installing over existing oriented strand board (OSB), an underlayment must be added between the OSB and the tiles. This is due to OSB's tendency to swell and warp along ...