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Densarmor for interior bath walls

As a non drywaller is there any issue with using Densglass Moisture and Mold resistant (the yellow stuff) as interior bathroom wall surface (including ceiling)? I'm assuming I can countersink the screws and skim the surface to prep for painting.

thanks and happy new year.
 
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Densglass is a commercial exterior board. I don't know why you would want it for this application. DensArmor Plus Interior Guard is a better choice, but it cannot be used in commonly wet areas or shaft wall applications.

As long as it is not in the bath/shower walls, why not just use MR board?
 
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To be honest when I called the supplier I just told them to deliver moisture and mold resistant drywall and that is what they delivered. I assumed it would be green board. Like I said I'm not a drywaller but it got me to thinking why couldn't I use it. If it's rated for exterior then it should be above and beyond what I need for a bathroom.
 
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justinae said:
To be honest when I called the supplier I just told them to deliver moisture and mold resistant drywall and that is what they delivered. I assumed it would be green board. Like I said I'm not a drywaller but it got me to thinking why couldn't I use it. If it's rated for exterior then it should be above and beyond what I need for a bathroom.
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It's not made for finishing and painting and will not do so well.
 
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good point and well taken. I think I'll take this as an opportunity to notch another tick on the learning curve with different products. I also think that taping the seams (I'll use mesh) will be an issue as there isn't any taper. But that isn't too different from regular drywall.
 
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I am wondering how it came out or if anyone has used densglass exterior for interior applications.
I just acquired 105 sheets of it basically free. Would the material cost savings outweigh the cost to skim coat it for interior use? I am thinking the place to use it would be the ceiling. Then texture.

I also picked up 72 sheets of denshield armor plus.
 
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maninthesea said:
I am wondering how it came out or if anyone has used densglass exterior for interior applications.
I just acquired 105 sheets of it basically free. Would the material cost savings outweigh the cost to skim coat it for interior use? I am thinking the place to use it would be the ceiling. Then texture.

I also picked up 72 sheets of denshield armor plus.
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You say It was free? Give It back!
 
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blacktop said:
You say It was free? Give It back!
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We get 100" of rain a year minimum warm and humid allways. When there is a super typhoon with wind blowing the water in excess of 150MPH water will get in the house. I want drywall with NO paper. I will by more DA Plus to finish the job. I spoke to one of the drywallers that worked the project this came from and he seems confident in his ability to finish this out without problems.
 
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