![]() When you factor in the travel time of separate crews coming to a custom home rather than going door-to-door in a development, any monetary savings from choosing drywall over wood will probably become less noticeable, especially when building a certified Green Home with eco-friendly drywall. So I tip my hat to the mud artists who can make a wall smooth in three coats, whereas my four coats always left a wall looking like a failed attempt at stucco. I’ve done some mudding in the past - usually in areas of little aesthetic importance - and just enough to suck at it. ![]() Anyone can do a bad job at mudding, but you really need to immerse yourself in the craft to be fast and good at it. With custom homes built by an independent contractor, drywall and mud is most often subbed out to a separate crew, as it is a very unique talent. With economies of scale and operating like an assembly line – the drywall crew rips through a house in maybe a day or two, then a separate crew does the mudding and sanding and a third crew comes in to paint it is no doubt cheaper than wood. And you will have better luck finding a talking unicorn than a worker that says they enjoy mudding and sanding over their head.ĭrywall is, however, the common ceiling material of choice in tract-home developments. You still need to mud the joints (three coats plus touch ups) then sand it, dust it, prime it and paint it. Installing wood on ceilings compared to drywall:ĭrywall installation goes quicker than wood, or at least seems to at first, but that is only the first stage. But that impact is hardly noticeable in an open-concept room with cathedral ceilings and lots of natural light.Ī modern light grained maple wood ceiling © Ecohome Due to its typically darker shade, there is the potential for a wood ceiling to make a room feel slightly smaller than average, so the appeal may be reduced in smaller rooms. Painted ceilings are typically light in color, which can make a room feel larger than if the ceiling were painted a darker colour. ![]() I find those moments when you are vacantly staring at a ceiling to be infinitely more interesting with tongue and groove wood than staring at a monotone eggshell-white surface - cold me old fashioned but I love the traditional look. The aesthetics of drywall compared to wood ceilings:Ĭlearly my bias has been established I like wood ceilings. As a builder, the day never arrived when I said “Awesome, we are hanging drywall on the ceiling today”, whereas I was always happy when a client chose a tongue and groove wood ceiling. That’s a personal opinion of course, and that said, I enjoy doing a little bit of drywalling on occasion but just not as much. And when your brain has a bit more going on and some minor decisions to make, you can feel a bit more invested that makes the task of installing a wood ceiling all that more enjoyable. ![]() As installer, you select colours and grain patterns that look good together, so there is even a certain amount of artistic expression involved if you are the kind of person who gets engaged in their work. It’s a natural product that can easily be handled by one person, it is lighter to pick up and certainly easier to hold over your head when attaching it.Īs cutter, you watch for bends in the wood, problematic knots, and select the best sections to keep or remove. Ahhh, the charm of a wood ceiling, seriously, what's not to like? The intent of this page is less about talking you out of installing gypsum board (drywall), and more about giving you a little encouragement if you are hesitantly considering a wood ceiling. ![]()
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