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| Nov 22, 2013 at 21:26 | comment | added | bcworkz | I also recommend following gypsum.org installation instructions. This assumes there will be wallboard on the walls as well, which helps support the floating edges. If not, the 12" is too far, the 6" is still OK. The gypsum.org instructions have been in place for at least 20 years, from when I first saw them, probably longer, it is hardly a "developing point of view". "New" ideas in construction are extremely slow to spread out to the folks "in the trenches" so in that respect perhaps the idea is still developing :) | |
| Nov 22, 2013 at 19:52 | comment | added | Ecnerwal | It's sometimes amazing we ever moved out of caves ;-) Note the dates on those - the JSC article is 12 years old. Here's one you might find more persuasive, considering the source: gypsum.org/using-gypsum-board-for-walls-and-ceilings/… Sorry I can't quote code at you, the code folks like to charge money for codes to keep themselves employed. Not all inspectors keep up with what's actually current code, unfortunately. | |
| Nov 22, 2013 at 18:10 | history | edited | bib | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Nov 22, 2013 at 1:33 | history | answered | bib | CC BY-SA 3.0 |