Drywall contractor wants to bankrupt me!

[ovrszd]

I think you are stepping over dollars to pick up dimes. Leaving the house at 64° post insulation and drywall.....meaning windows, doors, housewrap, roof and probably siding has been installed isn’t a big deal cost wise (in relation to the overall build).

It’s better to drive the moisture out now. Your finishes (flooring, cabinets trim etc) will all turn out better with a nice constant temp. You are lucky you have a builder who wants to do a high end job and is worried about the “little things”.

I agree.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Me too. People often exagerate just to be on the safe side. Like, you need to unplug something for ten seconds (or less) to reset, but they tell you a minute!

Or sometimes they will set unrealistic things for you to do, which they know you won't do and if there is a problem with their workmanship later, they can blame you. That's just the cynical side of me talking.

 

[Oldoak]

I think you are stepping over dollars to pick up dimes. Leaving the house at 64ｰ post insulation and drywall.....meaning windows, doors, housewrap, roof and probably siding has been installed isn稚 a big deal cost wise (in relation to the overall build).

It痴 better to drive the moisture out now. Your finishes (flooring, cabinets trim etc) will all turn out better with a nice constant temp. You are lucky you have a builder who wants to do a high end job and is worried about the 斗ittle things?

I agree. And I also think this thread topic is titled wrong by making the drywall contractor appear to be the bad man.

 

[Big Barn]

I think you are stepping over dollars to pick up dimes. Leaving the house at 64° post insulation and drywall.....meaning windows, doors, housewrap, roof and probably siding has been installed isn’t a big deal cost wise (in relation to the overall build).

It’s better to drive the moisture out now. Your finishes (flooring, cabinets trim etc) will all turn out better with a nice constant temp. You are lucky you have a builder who wants to do a high end job and is worried about the “little things”.

I agree. And I certainly wouldn’t fault the drywall contractor for his concerns. This is just a portion of the total cost of a quality house build regardless of size.

 

[plowhog]

OK good stuff thank you. I didn't realize the moisture issue could affect the other things like hardwood floor, etc. Total living area about 5,500 ft-- but the basement is always cold so it will be a challenge to keep it warm.

The GC told me he needs the house at 64 degrees or warmer-- but explained it is the drywall people who spec that. Until today there were large openings in walls (15x10 and 10x8) and no insulation at all. But they are boarding up the openings (waiting for moveable glass wall system.) And the insulation is going in. So maybe the idea of huge electric bills might not materialize.

GC said it might run $1,000/mo for electricity-- but he was just guessing. So maybe $5k to keep it warmed up. Not sure.

 

[Rock knocker]

Ask the HVAC guy to show you that portion of the warranty.

 

[Rock knocker]

For installation of gypsum board and finishes, maintain room temperature at not less than 40 degrees F for the mechanical application of gypsum board and not less than 50 degrees for the adhesive application of gypsum board and for joint treatment, texturing and decoration, unless recommended otherwise by the manufacturer.

https://www.gypsum.org/technical/us...ypsum-board-for-walls-and-ceilings-section-i/

 

[Deere Dude]

I had a 3400 sq ft house 1850 up and 1500 down appr. Kalkored. That is what our area called it. Basically it is a thin plaster. They go do all the seams and then go over the whole wall with a base coat and then go over again with a finish coat, every square inch of wall. I had to run the central furnace to keep the house 65-70? approx. throughout the whole process, and keep the windows cracked open to let the warm air out. This was in December and January in Wisconsin.

I though WTH is that for? They told me but I didn't believe them.

But after they got going I could see steam roll out of the house with humidity escaping through cracked windows. When they were gone at night I would slyly close the windows to preserve heat. But then I noticed a few corners where they were finished with the base coat the mud was beginning to run and sag. So, I cracked the windows in that room like a good boy, and left them that way. I then went and cracked all the windows a little bit farther.

If it is just a drywall job there will be humidity concerns but I wouldn't worry about it much. I am cheap but still don't recall the LP bill being very high at all. After everything is dry would be plenty long to vent the house and then heat it as desired.

With my job there wasn't any sanding like there is with drywall so I could see dust getting into the furnaces and plugging them up.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Do you have a neighbor you could run a little itty bitty cord over to?:confused3:

Blame the drywallers. Curious in the USA. Do they all smoke and drink as much as here? Man, I have had some bad experience.

 

[Big Barn]

Do you have a neighbor you could run a little itty bitty cord over to?:confused3:

Blame the drywallers. Curious in the USA. Do they all smoke and drink as much as here? Man, I have had some bad experience.

Ha. In my area it’s roofers. A cop friend of mine used to say any time there was a REALLY heinous crime the first thing they would check is if there was a circus in town.

Next on the list would be roofing contractors.

As far as smoking, drinking and cheating , that would be the cops and firefighters.