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alternative to drywall ?

What's a basement, anyway? Is it like an extended concrete slab to put the boat on, or the space between the piers to put the freezer for fish & game or maybe like under a chickee for chickens to scratch?

We social climbing Florida natives believe roll roofing is classier than tar paper for walls and feel that asphalt shingles are the ultimate in wall elegance here in redneck valhalla. Whatever happened to cellotex and other cellulose wall board?

The 'old money' retirees from New England still favor open studs for their cottage walls, while the noveaus brag about their marble halls. :)

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Roof felt looks great as contrast to the washing machine on the porch?

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George

For the exterior block or concrete wall, paint works.

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Derek Hartzell

Two suggestions- I don't like either of them, myself, but they may work for you. First is good ol' wood panelling. It's a little more costly than drywall, but it bends more to get into tight spaces, and if that fails, you can cut it on the joint lines and peice it back together. You spend more on materials, less on time that way.

Second one, which may be contrary to your local codes are those cheap plastic panels some folks use to line showers. They're generally not attractive, but they're flexible for moving down the stairs, waterproof, not much sticks to them, and tend to be a nice bright white.

Your best bet is still drywall, though.

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Prometheus

Ahh- another one. Right next to the cement board, there's some thinner fiber underlayment stuff that is a whole lot easier to cut, runs a little more than drywall and comes in 3' x 5' peices. Probably a better choice for wall covering than the old concrete board.

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Prometheus

There are two types of plastic wall panels. Both are code rated, they have a fire-retardant. One is a white gel-coated fiberglass panel frequently seen on the interiors of wall-in coolers. Their great advantage is that it is easy to wipe mold and mildew off of them. Comes only in refrigerator white. 4x8

The second are PVC textured sheets. You see this in hospitals and commercial buildings. Comes in dozens of colors. 4x8

Now comes the kicker. To meet firecode, both are to be installed over sheetrock.

Dan

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Dan Bollinger

Those are good suggestions, Don. Since my turnery is in my basement, I try to keep it pretty clean with sweeping up daily and brushing or wiping the walls down pretty frequently. I painted the drywall with a gloss white latex so it would be more durable to wet wiping. The problem is developing that the wet-wood-stripe is staining the paint - and that just don't look right. The plastic overlay panels would solve that problem and I'd think be pretty durable with the drywall backing it up.

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Owen Lowe

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