Posted by CharlieGA on June 20, 2006 at 19:53:19:
There is 1/4" drywall…
Drywall weight - Posted by Park
Posted by Park on June 18, 2006 at 23:11:55:
Hello all–
I’m considering drywalling a double-wide. Does anyone know if the extra weight of the drywall will cause problems for the structure?
Thanks, Park
Re: Drywall weight - Posted by Ryan (NC)
Posted by Ryan (NC) on June 19, 2006 at 22:20:17:
A little trick a tenant showed me recently was to replace any bad sections of paneling, remove the batten strips, nail the paneling really well, and fill any seams and lines with drywall mud. The after he’d got the walls semi smooth he did a knockdown texture on the walls and gave it one coat of flat white latex, looks great (sorta like stucco) and makes the unit look more like a stick built house. (All done at his expense… need more tenants like him!)
My question is why would YOU want to drywall an entire DW? Are there holes in basically every wall? (in which case the above won’t help) OR are you trying to doll the unit up and spending more money than needed to get the unit sold?
To semi answer you question the structural load of 3/8 drywall should not affect the home so long as you don’t try to move it. If you ever try to move a drywalled unit with the batten strips taken off, expect the seams to crack and to repaint the unit after the home is reset.
For numerous holes I personally remove the strips and cover with the cheapest paneling I can find (normally mismatched sheets discounted for damage on one end) replace the strips and paint the wall. There is a slight variant in the walls surface but have never had anyone say anything and beats drywalling a whole unit.
Hang drywall… tape seams… mud seams… mud nail holes… wait to dry… sand… add more mud… waittodrysandaddmoremudwaittodrysandaddmoremudwaittodrysandaddmoremudwaittodrysandaddmoremud… throw hands in air… pull hair out… Did a SW and that was enough for me… YUCK!
Best wishes,
Ryan Needler
Re: Drywall weight - Posted by John
Posted by John on June 19, 2006 at 07:36:29:
Drywall looks nice and seems to be holding up just fine in a single wide I had done last year, Just overlay it right over the top of the ceiling and wall panels, You will have to cut loose the electric switches, plug-ins, light fixtures as well the other stuff I have forgotten about, I will not do it again any time soon though, it was expensive and time consuming, next time I will buy paneling and start swapping it from room to room, I am also doing the living room ceiling on a 68 double wide now because the original celetex material cost $100 for a 48"x16’ sheet around here. So I guess what I am saying is I would only rock it if I absolutly have too. 3/8 ths rock is available and works just fine. Goodluck
use MH drywall - Posted by Anne_ND
Posted by Anne_ND on June 19, 2006 at 06:24:23:
Park,
There is specially-made drywall for MHs. It’s probably just as expensive, but it’s thinner than traditional drywall.
Anne
Re: Drywall weight - Posted by Park
Posted by Park on June 24, 2006 at 23:35:26:
Ryan–
Thanks for your response.
I do have some holes and various panels with damage. I hope to keep
as much paneling as possible, but there will be some stretches where I
plan to drywall.
I’ll check out your spackling idea.
Thanks again, Park
Re: Drywall weight - Posted by Randy
Posted by Randy on June 22, 2006 at 21:55:59:
Actually I have seen a double wide with textured walls directly over paneling. My sister was so impressed her and her 3 girls 5/8/12 did their living room (house on peers) a year ago. It looked good to me and there wasn’t any sanding to do with the textured look.
The friend with the double wide has one cracked seam but it was shifted by 100 mph winds of Hurricane Rita.
She did a fancy base coat with a colorized glaze she mixed her self with paint from the local Wal-Mart.
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