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Ceiling and Wall Basics
Thu 06 Nov 2008 - 15:09
Ceiling and Wall Basics
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Harry_Preston]Harry Preston
No one walks into a house and says, "Gee, nice walls." Smooth, well-finished walls are generally not a glamorous project for a home owner to be proud of Leave a hole or crack in a wall or ceiling though, and people will notice. The good news is that repairing ceilings and walls is a fairly simple straightforward task.
The type of interior wall construction and finish will depend to a certain extent on the age of the building and on the function of the wall within the structure. Wood framing is by far the most common structural system used for both interior load-bearing and non-load-bearing partitions. Specific structural differences between the two may consist only of a doubled top plate and more extensive cross-bracing in load-bearing walls. In general, wall studs are set 16" on center and nailed to top and toe plates. In some nonstructural walls, wall studs are set 24" on center.
In older houses, thin, closely spaced wood lath strips are nailed to the wall frame to serve as a structural basis for plaster. Plaster is frequently applied in two coats. An undercoat of brown plaster is followed by a finish coat of white finish plaster.
In the vast majority of homes built since World War II, interior walls are wood frame finished with wallboard. The wallboard is nailed to the wall frame in sheets, and seams are finished with wallboard compound. Before you begin doing any work on any of your walls be sure you know what you are doing.
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