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2011043 No.2011043 [Reply] [Original]

>is supposed to be a wall
>even a child can literally kick a hole in it
>gets destroyed by water easily
>gypsum and organic additives are literal food for mold
>edible for termites
>paper outer part is made from recycled newspaper

How do americans live like this???

>> No.2011052

>>2011043
im not american but i get bored of the same interior after a couple of years.

I rip out the walls and ceiling and start building the inside walls of my home into a different patern.

For bathrooms and kitchens or where ever there is a water tap you can get the green drywalls that are ment for wet places. There are also red ones that slow down fire.
I work for a pretty big contractor so these materials are easy to come by for me. €3000-4000 and 3 weeks off and im done for a couple years.

>> No.2011055

>>2011043
I live like that, have OSB under the drywall, no regrets. Not 'murican either.

>> No.2011062

fire safety
educate yourself

>> No.2011067

>>2011055
>have OSB under the drywall,

I did that in a house I renovated and turned into a rental.

I know of one tenant that broke his hand when he was drunk and punched the wall.

>>2011043
>How do americans live like this???
OP, you do know that most of the world uses plaster board, right?
Not just a Murrican thing

>> No.2011069

>>2011067
i thought everyone in europe lived in brick houses, stone castles, or concrete commie blocks?

>> No.2011078

>>2011069
Northerners live in huts made of mud mixed with straw jammed into sticks, southerners live in cities of marble.

>> No.2011079

>>2011069
Who the fuck you think you are to tell me i can't drywall over stone?

>> No.2011084

>>2011043
Double layer of drywall is the best thing ever for commercial/rental, very difficult to punch through and stupid easy to repair when damaged, just cut away the damaged part of the top layer, screw the patch to the backing layer, tape, sand, paint done. I work doing carpentry/repair for a large property management company, the buildings with the double layer are by far the best to work on.

Personally, I live a drywall free life outside of work.

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>>2011062
>educate yourself

>> No.2011110

>>2011084
>I live a drywall free life outside of work.
Is that bad English grammar?

>> No.2011116

>>2011043
Asbestos cement board.
>asBESTos.
>Fire proof
>Strong
>Accepts paint better than drywall
>Can hold screw no anchor needed

Unban asbestos. Based countries like Russia never banned asbestos, because it is literally the best.

>> No.2011118

>>2011043
>How do americans live like this???
Easy, don't go around punching holes in your walls like a manlet Kyle and keep the bugs and moisture off of it by maintaining a proper roof and exterior wall covering. But I'd imagine that would be too hard of a concept for someone in a 3rd world country such as yourself to grasp...

>> No.2011123

>running into walls
>termites
>flooding
All sounds like nigger problems to me.
I'm pretty sure the last thing I would be concerned about if my house is both being flooded and eaten by termites, would be is my wall material going to be damaged by this?

>> No.2011141

>>2011110
No. Sentence structure should hint you in as to what part of the country I am from. The dropped comma should be obvious enough to anyone who is not a brainlet.

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>>2011078

>> No.2011323

>>2011052
>€3000-4000 and 3 weeks
That sounds like the most absurd waste of time and money I've ever heard in relation to home improvement

>> No.2011325

>>2011323
Im not living in a shed anon. money isn't an issue and the time, well i go crazy if i take some time off not doing anything at all.

>> No.2011329

>>2011323
That is pretty cheap for a average home.

>> No.2011332

>>2011325
> Money is not a problem
But debt is. Fucking mutts thinking they're rich while their net worth is literally a negative number.

>> No.2011340

In civilized society we build homes to be easily modified, unlike some barbaric cultures that still use stone like cavemen.

>> No.2011505

>>2011332
imagine projecting this hard cause you're too much of a poor boi to afford therapy kek

>> No.2011587

>>2011110
Sort of; there's a missing hyphen. It should be:
>I live a drywall-free life outside of work.
You also could add a comma:
>I live a drywall-free life, outside of work.

>> No.2011737

>>2011332
Only idiots go into debt and like i said, i work for a contractor, making enough so i dont have to go in debt. Not having crotchfruits running around tearing down your bank account and/or house is key in life. Also don't buy shit you don't need like brand new cars or any jewerly no one gives a shit about.

>> No.2011801

>>2011505
I can tell by the way you speak you couldn't even afford the deposit on a house. Come back when you're not underage.

>> No.2012111

>>2011801
> still triggered

I can tell by the way you're so offended by everything and determined to teach life lessons in the most condescending way that you're some sad divorced boomer who finally got his own place.

next are you gonna tell us about a book you read that you really liked? join a barbershop singing group if you need to socialize this badly old man.

>> No.2012205

>>2011043

It fullfills code requirement for a fire barrier inexpensively. You are free to use 1/2 wood or other suitable fire barrier as you see fit, as long as you are willing to pay the hefty premium.

>> No.2013430

>>2011067
>I know of one tenant that broke his hand when he was drunk and punched the wall.
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