Ultra cheap wall mass
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:10 am
I don't know if this has been covered, but here goes.
So we all want to place 2 or 3 layers of drywall on all our walls for mass, right? And many of us are long on time, and short on cash, right? Here's my solution to getting those multiple layers at no cost.
In my local area(western Canada) when the drywall places have damaged drywall, they bust it into 4 X 4' pieces, and place it on a pallate. Then they pay someone to haul it away. Of course it weighs tons, so it can't be cheap to toss in the landfill.
I saw this, and I was ordering drywall from them anyway, so I asked them if I could have those scraps. They gladly threw all they had at the time on the truck and sent it with my order at no charge. It was enough to put another layer of drywall on my entire control room.
True, there are more joints to fill when the pieces are 4 X 4', but you can load up those walls with as many layers as your patience will allow, and then put one good layer of new, 4 X 8 sheets on top.
Worked for me.
Cheers
Keith
So we all want to place 2 or 3 layers of drywall on all our walls for mass, right? And many of us are long on time, and short on cash, right? Here's my solution to getting those multiple layers at no cost.
In my local area(western Canada) when the drywall places have damaged drywall, they bust it into 4 X 4' pieces, and place it on a pallate. Then they pay someone to haul it away. Of course it weighs tons, so it can't be cheap to toss in the landfill.
I saw this, and I was ordering drywall from them anyway, so I asked them if I could have those scraps. They gladly threw all they had at the time on the truck and sent it with my order at no charge. It was enough to put another layer of drywall on my entire control room.
True, there are more joints to fill when the pieces are 4 X 4', but you can load up those walls with as many layers as your patience will allow, and then put one good layer of new, 4 X 8 sheets on top.
Worked for me.
Cheers
Keith
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