Wood has long been used to dress up a room.
Mdf vs drywall wall panels.
It is also much easier to cut and attach than other materials such as mdf that must be cut with a large saw while drywall can be cut with a utility knife.
One drawback is weight mdf is heavy.
It is layered and when you nail into the edge the nail will basically split the layers with no holding power.
And has a total r value of 13.
It s made of non organic products and has an expanded polystyrene core.
I also don t know how stable it is compared to drywall.
The sheetrock vs drywall guide.
Its basically a paper glue product.
Drywall is the stuff that holds the home together and without it some rooms and buildings would not be structurally sound.
The price for thick 4ft x 8ft of sheetrock a drywall brand.
I don t know how well is takes joint compound at joints and screw nail holes.
These panels typically are delivered in two sheet bundles.
The ultimate guide to drywall notes that a 4 by 8 foot panel of half inch thick drywall weighs about 54 pounds.
Using stone veneer over cement board you can create an.
For that cost goes up to about 27.
It costs more a single thick 4ft x 8ft sheet of mdf costs about 30.
These panels make it easy to add tile or even stone veneer.
The mineral water combo that makes drywall advantageous also brings some disadvantages such as heavier weight.
A 4 thick wahoo wall panel weighs 95 lbs.
Also not nearly as easy to cut as drywall.
In years long past carved wood panels of mahogany oak walnut or even pine provided some insulation and sound absorbing qualities and announced a room s importance.
Wood wall panels have a long storied history with the fake panels of the 60s 70s being just a momentary bad dream.
Instead of drywall consider covering garage walls with cement board panels.
Plus it s waterproof and doesn t support the growth of mold.
It doesn t block fire as well as drywall does.
Mdf medium density fiberboard while mdf has a similar mass as drywall and will give roundabout the same type of soundproofing results it has a couple of serious drawbacks.
So for safety reasons two people should handle a bundle at.
This is in large part because it is much more moisture resistant than the other materials.
This is most true with ply the thicker the better though with mdf under a layer of drywall if you use the right screws and pre drill it can work just as well for most applications.
Wahoo walls is a do it yourself wall product that s typically used for basement finishing.
Ie is it more likely to crack at the joints.
Share quote 23rd july 2009.
Nails into mdf mdf seems to act like working with very dense cardboard.
