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What happens when sheetrock is used backwards, i.e., the rear side facing out? It would be primed and painted. I have a number of oddly shaped cuts that I could use inside a closet but the shapes are such that they'd have to be used backwards. I am quite frugal by nature so getting something out of these would save me a sheet or 2 and reduce waste.
Please don't lecture me on the right way to do things, short cuts, etc etc. As noted above - this is for the inside of a closet under a staircase and mostly in the dark.
What happens when sheetrock is used backwards, i.e., the rear side facing out? It would be primed and painted. I have a number of oddly shaped cuts that I could use inside a closet but the shapes are such that they'd have to be used backwards. I am quite frugal by nature so getting something out of these would save me a sheet or 2 and reduce waste.
Please don't lecture me on the right way to do things, short cuts, etc etc. As noted above - this is for the inside of a closet under a staircase and mostly in the dark.
For the low cost of a 4x8 sheet of drywall why would you want to hack it up? I'm frugal myself but $10-$20 is not going to break my bank.
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The thicker card stock on the back absorbs a lot more moisture than the front, which is made to accept compound and paint. I would suggest that you go ahead, but on those odd bits prime the surface before texturing any joints
to prevent the tape from peeling off. I can understand this, why go and buy 2 more sheets for a small amount and have a lot of leftovers?
Nothing will happen if you install it backwards. The front side has a better quality paper that has a smoother finish, and provides a surface that aids on keeping the primer and paint as even as possible. The back side is more porous.
Since you are using it on a closet and plan to prime it, go for it. It won't make a difference.
The paper on the back is recycled and not designed for a finish. You can do it if you like but you will have to seal it with Kilz oil base, or skim it with a hot mud like USG Lightweight fast set. When I was a kid I worked for a big drywall company, and this occurred on occasion, and was really considered more work, but if you willing to do the above go for it.
The paper on the back is recycled and not designed for a finish. You can do it if you like but you will have to seal it with Kilz oil base, or skim it with a hot mud like USG Lightweight fast set. When I was a kid I worked for a big drywall company, and this occurred on occasion, and was really considered more work, but if you willing to do the above go for it.
He can use one of numerous latex primers available. Kiltz makes a very nice odorless latex primer, and so several other companies. Pittsburgh also makes a latex primer, "Sealgrip" that's quite good, but it produces more fumes than the one made by Kiltz. He does not have to use hot mud if he does not want to; any all purpose mud will do.
The main problem I see with installing sheetrock backwards is that the depression or low areas all around the edges of the sheetrock is not available on the back side, which in turn would make taping the joints more difficult, since the depression is there to keep the tape below or at least even with the sheetrock surface. But since the OP said that he is using it in a closet, it is not a big deal.
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That said, I do agree with others in that sheetrock is so cheap that it makes no sense not buying another sheet to complete the work.
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He can use one of numerous latex primers available. Kiltz makes a very nice odorless latex primer, and so several other companies. Pittsburgh also makes a latex primer, "Sealgrip" that's quite good, but it produces more fumes than the one made by Kiltz. He does not have to use hot mud if he does not want to, and mud will do. This is the kind of work I do for a living.
won't hammer you too much...but it's KILZ Paint.
Kiltz are what school girls and bagpipe playerz wear.
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