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Welk & Sons Drywall, Inc. Wyoming, MN Drywall Services

Choosing the right drywall

The primary use for drywall is an inexpensive way to cover up the studs, wiring, insulation, etc in your house. It is relatively easy to work with and repair, plus it can be painted to give your home a pleasant look inside. Some of the things drywall does besides those things that you may not have even thought about are,added structural strength, fire resistance,sound proofing,and insulation. By choosing different types of drywall we can increase the amount of the amount of effectiveness we get from the drywall just by increasing thickness or changing the material it is made of.

Using 5/8" drywall over 1/2" drywall greatly increases fire resistance. Using sound resistant drywall along with batt insulation on interior walls will dramatically decrease the sound transmissions inside your house.

There are different types of drywall for different applications. Drywall (also known as wallboard, gypsum board, plasterboard and Sheetrock, after a leading brand) consists of a core of gypsum coated on the both sides with paper. The face side of standard drywall is white, while the back is brown.
Standard drywall will usually suffice for garages, as well as most of the rest of the house, but there are occasions when a specialized drywall product is more suitable. Here are some of the major alternatives.
* Moisture-Resistant Drywall. Commonly called "green board" because of its green-paper face, moisture-resistant drywall is used primarily in bathrooms, basements, and around kitchen sinks and laundry rooms. Newer products like USG's Mold Tough are particularly resistant to mold.
Moisture-resistant drywall is not waterproof. Instead, it has special additives in the paper coating and the gypsum core allowing it to stand up better to a moist environment. Like all drywall products, it should be finished and painted to provide the best performance and appearance.
* Fire-Resistant Drywall. Fire-resistant drywall should be used wherever fire is a bigger than normal concern. It is often recommended, and sometimes even required, in garages, rooms with furnaces and in multifamily buildings. Fire-resistant drywall is not fireproof, but it will withstand higher temperatures than standard drywall before burning.
* Abuse-Resistant Drywall. Abuse-resistant drywall is most often used in commercial construction. The 5/8-inch thick panels are treated to better resist impact and penetration. It is definitely worth considering for use in a garage or other room that will be used regularly as a workshop or play room (pool cues and long two-by-fours seem to love poking holes in drywall).

* Sound proof Drywall-,QuietRock products have revolutionized the building of high STC walls. QuietRock offers lower cost solutions – with higher STC performance – than other solutions. From ½" residential to 1 3/8th" commercial products, QuietRock is used just like standard drywall and directly replaces traditional noise damping techniques such as resilient channels, clips, soundboard and mass-loaded vinyl.

So making choices in our drywall selection can make our house a stronger, safer, and more comfortable place to live.

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Auralex RC8 Resilient Channel in 25 Gauge Metal; Box of 24- 8' Lengths Sale Price: $199.00   Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days See Reviews For This Product Description Auralex's RC-8 Resilient Channel is a specially-formed, sturdy metal device that, when used to hang drywall (instead of just attaching the drywall to the studs or joists), GREATLY improves the sound transmission characteristics of the wall or ceiling system. RC-8 should be installed horizontally at the bottom and top of your wall, then every 2' or less in between. Up to (2) layers of 5/8" drywall and a layer of SheetBlok may be hung on RC-8, even on a ceiling. RC-8 is available in handy 8' lengths that are ground shippable. There are (24) 8' pieces per box. It's unbeatable! Features Specially bent, sturdy metal device used to hang drywall (instead of attaching the drywall to the studs or joists), creating a 1/2" air pocket between layers Greatly improves the sound transmission characteristics of the wall or ceiling system. Specially bent, sturdy metal device used to hang drywall, creating a 1/2" air pocket between layers Greatly improves the sound transmission characteristics of the wall or ceiling system

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