Shiplap is everywhere ! In fact , all you need to do is turn on any home improvement show or check out the latest Pinterest control panel dedicated to decorating , and you ’ll quickly find out that using shiplap siding for inner walls is all the furore .
Shiplap hold up up in our principal elbow room of the Simple House
But beyond the cool , bright look that shiplap can give , there are a lot of extra advantages to using it in place of wallboard . So many in fact , that we are using it exclusively on every single interior wall of our young “ Simple House ” at the farm .
Shiplap goes up in our main room of the Simple House
As we installed the shiplap walls last week , we perfectly fell in erotic love with the bright and clean flavor of the DoI . We could n’t be happier that not one single straight inch of drywall will be installed in our unexampled home .
What is Shiplap?
Before I go further , I do want to point out the difference between true shiplap and tongue and vallecula control board . When installed , tongue and groove and shiplap circuit board calculate nearly very – but the actual divergence is in the edge .
lawful shiplap sidetrack has a rabbit edge .
Both boards are usually made from pine tree and come in widths rate from 6″ to 12″ wide . True shiplap siding has a insipid rabbited edge that is overlapped when installed . Tongue and groove board have a milled border and grooves that fit into one another . When installed with a similar gap , they give the identical effect .
True shiplap siding has a rabbit edge.
The monetary value is nigh the same , but I prefer using lingua and vallecula boards for the shiplap look because of the extra strength of the fit . It go out much less chance of any future warping , twisting or turn of the boards .
It ’s really a matter of selection – but both reckon and work great . So with that articulate , here are 4 large reasons we chose to go with shiplap walls over drywall .
The Advantages of Using Shiplap vs. Drywall
The shiplap wall in the household
Cost – Although an individual canvass of drywall is fair inexpensive , it the finishing process that can be both time - consumingandexpensive . Drywall can be a long , verbose and messy unconscious process if you attempt to tackle it yourself . And if you hire that project out – the budget for drywall can soar quickly !
We were able to easily shiplap every wall in our home as well as our garage ourselves – about 3500 + board pes in all – for under $ 2500.00 . Including the cost of paint , it worked out to about $ 1.40 per square foundation . Considering drywall quotes were somewhere in the compass of $ 5,000 to $ 8000 before picture , it was a big budget saver !
enduringness – Shiplap is 3/4″ loggerheaded and made of solid wood , so it can take a thrashing and still look cracking . We have all been informant to an object , script , sleeve , or even a foundation by chance going through drywall . Drywall also has the tendency to dent and chafe well .
When using shiplap – that simply does n’t happen . Even better , if it does get a piffling scrape or ding , it simply contribute a little more theatrical role to that type of bulwark . Divots , dings and gob in drywall are seldom , if ever , look upon as character edifice .
And in the case of possible piss damage or flooding , once again shiplap comes through with fly colors . permit a few inch of urine sense of touch dry wall , and the water supply wicks up the board and deflower it completely . That is not the case with shiplap . The self-coloured wood can easy dry out out and keep on serve well for years without the worry of stains or insalubrious mold .
The shiplap walls in the house
Simple To Install
relief and Time Savings of Installation – Installing shiplap could n’t be easier . Whether using the traditional cony border , or the clapper and groove boards like we did , it pass up quickly . Installation is as well-off as setting on the rut , leveling , and nailing . And for prick , you only need a proverb , nail shooter , level , hammer , and a block of woodwind instrument .
Our Simple House will not have a individual piece of drywall in it , pose to our theme of using as many simple and born materials as we can throughout the house
Drywall on the other hand can be a bit more wordy to instal , particularly for the do - it - yourselfer . Between set up the sheets and applying the tape and mud , it ’s a outgrowth that can go on forever . And that ’s before sanding !
Painting and Care – When it come to finish , shiplap once again convey the award over dry wall . Although it can easily be paint once installed , we pre - paint so the walls were completely finished as soon as we nailed them up . No waiting for that messy mudding and sandpaper to take plaza before a undercoat and paint can be applied .
Cleaning is a child’s play . It ’s as mere as taking a dampish tabloid over the painted surface , with no worries about damage the wall like you might with a paper - backed drywall plug-in .
So if you are think of building a home , or remodel a room – guess about using shiplap ! For more info on our Simple House at the farm , see : The Simple House Project
Our Simple House will not have a single piece of drywall in it, sticking to our theme of using as many simple and natural materials as we can throughout the house
Happy Building – Jim and Mary
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