I just got a stable built but noticed now when I was about to start painting that the plywood the carpenter installed is bubbly.. Feels like there's air behind the bubbles. Is it supposed to be like this?
I understand that you're upset, that doesn't look fun even if it is "just" a stable. I have no idea what you ordered, what one can expect when ordering a stable, how plywood works in a stable, and so on, but obviously, the builder chose really cheap plywood with poor bonding. The risk is that when the horses start kicking those walls, they might splinter. It certainly won't get better... I don't know if you can demand a fix or how large the areas we're talking about are, but it should be relatively simple to either take down and install new, better plywood or put better plywood over the bad one. The question is whether better plywood will last longer...?
I haven't seen such poor plywood before this year, it looks and feels cheap. In my experience, they are from South America as well. I suspect they've made their way here due to the current timber shortage.
I understand that you're upset; that doesn't look good even if it's "just" a stable.
I have no idea what you ordered, what to expect when ordering a stable, how plywood works in a stable, and so on, but obviously, the builder chose a really cheap plywood with poor lamination. The risk is that when the horses start kicking those walls, it will split apart. It's not likely to get better in any case...
I don't know if you can demand action or how large the areas are, but it should be relatively easy to either take down and install new, better plywood or put better plywood over the bad one.
The question is if better plywood will hold better in the long run...?
There is a 28 mm rough plank behind and a 45 mm kick guard on top up to 140 cm, so it should hold.
I have seen plywood as boards on walls (the upper part of the walls then) in stables before without it looking this bad
I'm wondering if that smooth OSB would have been better.
I haven't seen such bad plywood before this year, looks and feels cheap, and in my experience, they are from South America as well. I suspect they've ended up here due to the current wood shortage.
Maybe so really sad... will see what the carpenter says. Turn on the sound and listen to how you can hear the air behind it:
one can also see how differently the boards have reacted to the painting. These are painted at the same time with the same color, one coat. Some boards (the most bubbly ones) somehow absorbed the paint.
The best is of course stable/barn plywood but it is naturally very expensive. But if you only put that in the boxes and on other surfaces paint directly on the raw boards or on the plywood you have already put up and live with it.
The best is, of course, stable/barn plywood, but it is naturally outrageously expensive. However, if you only use it in the stalls and paint directly on the raw boards or the plywood you have already put up in other areas, and live with it.
Yes, the carpenter initially considered using barn plywood, but since the white one was horrendously expensive and the others were just yellow or brown, we decided he should use some board that I could paint white instead. I bought Teknos Ranch Exklusive for the purpose. I’ve seen plenty of people paint plywood without having uneven or bubbly walls. We will probably install OSB on top ourselves to get it finished.
The best option is, of course, stable/barn plywood but it is obviously very expensive. However, if you only use it in the boxes and directly paint on the tongue and groove boards or on the plywood you have already installed on other surfaces, you can live with it.
We are installing 45 x 170 treated with Roslagsmahogny up to 140 cm as kick protection.
It certainly looks like some form of cheap construction plywood.
I've installed plywood myself in a couple of stables and "stallplyfa/marinplyfa" is obviously the best in terms of durability. But I built an outdoor stable and as protection on the walls, we installed 8mm birch plywood and coated it with boat varnish. It has held up extremely well, after 12-14 years of use with barely any damage to it, not needing to replace a single sheet.
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