Renovating a bathroom and planning to build walls with 15 mm plywood and wet room drywall. I've been and bought the plywood and drywall but won't start building the walls for a few weeks. I read somewhere that plywood should be stored lying flat and in the same climate as where it will be installed. Right now, they and the drywall are on our unheated enclosed porch. It would be a bit inconvenient to have them inside the house, especially if they need to be flat. How would you handle this? Does the drywall also need to acclimate?
Let it stand against a wall indoors and it should be fine. Should they become slightly bent (incredibly), they will likely straighten out when fastened. Perhaps more important with horizontal flat storage if the boards are later to be used to build furniture, for example.
One can advantageously wrap a couple of ratchet straps around the pack of plyfa to prevent them from flipping away. The gypsum doesn't need to be brought inside but it's important that they are stored in a reasonably dry space.
Thank you for the answers!
Time to take in and on with spännband it will be.
Time to take in and on with spännband it will be.
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With straps, the outside of the outermost board will dry and become warped when you release the band.
Better with a stick in between so it airs out. Perhaps also flip the outermost board.
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Better with a stick in between so it airs out. Perhaps also flip the outermost board.
Protte
Brought in the records yesterday. They've been on the porch since Saturday. They were more warped and crooked than I thought! Ended up stacking them nicely on the living room floor so they can become flat again.
Common K-plywood is almost always bent straight from the store, it's common for them to be cupped along the entire length.
No problem to use anyway.
No problem to use anyway.