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S-F · 12-24-10, 08:37 PM

This caught my eye right off the bat as my last name used to be Larsen. I'd do it that way myself, if the town would let me build a multifamily on any of the available properties. I gotta say though. I would use plywood. That housewrap may be great for 10 yrs but in 60 I'd be kicking myself in the arse because it had turned to tatters and then I'd have to pull the siding down and put up plywood.

EDIT: Also relying on drywall is not a good plan. that stuff gets trashed in time. What if your plumber needs to get into the wall to fix something? What if time moves on and you need to augment you electrical environment? If my house had been built with no plywood I'd be screwed every time I needed to replace cotton romex. Screwed with a capital, 24 point font S. I would never buy the house. Cheap is good but plywood doesn't cost that much or take much labor to put up or even to put up and caulk real tight.
So I'll chalk that one up to "short gain, long payment".

12-24-10, 08:37 PM	#2
S-F You Ain't Me Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northampton MA Posts: 662 Thanks: 6 Thanked 71 Times in 58 Posts	This caught my eye right off the bat as my last name used to be Larsen. I'd do it that way myself, if the town would let me build a multifamily on any of the available properties. I gotta say though. I would use plywood. That housewrap may be great for 10 yrs but in 60 I'd be kicking myself in the arse because it had turned to tatters and then I'd have to pull the siding down and put up plywood. EDIT: Also relying on drywall is not a good plan. that stuff gets trashed in time. What if your plumber needs to get into the wall to fix something? What if time moves on and you need to augment you electrical environment? If my house had been built with no plywood I'd be screwed every time I needed to replace cotton romex. Screwed with a capital, 24 point font S. I would never buy the house. Cheap is good but plywood doesn't cost that much or take much labor to put up or even to put up and caulk real tight. So I'll chalk that one up to "short gain, long payment". Last edited by S-F; 12-24-10 at 08:43 PM..