BobK207 wrote:
On Nov 10, 5:08 pm, "leeroy" wrote:
RLM wrote:

If I were single in your position I might fancy stucco to look like rock.
An uneven texture over old wood lath and broken pallet pieces with hidey
holes, small shelves here and there. Indirect lighting. That's my bedroom.

yep, single and old nuff to not givea****e bout what folks think.
The place is priced damn near land value, so the shell house
is a plus. Can fug it up and not decrease prop value. but
I figgure a solid house with roof, well, and septic might
be worth playing with. My scheme would to make the
master br/bath livable (and confine heating/ac to that)
and gradually work on the rest of the place.

stucco sounds cool. also seeking cheap wall surfaces
for closets and small rooms. Gotta be somethin lower
cost, in terms of material and labor, than sheetrock,
taping, floating.



To determine what's cheapest in your particular situation you need to
put a price on your labor

Your scheme to make a living space "livable" and then finish the rest
makes good sense in your situation depending on how you value your
time & how you would normally spend your "free" time.


Gotta be somethin lower cost, in terms of material and labor, than
sheet rock,taping, floating.

If there was something cheaper that made sense it would be in
use....

I would suggest you run the numbers on a sq ft basis...drywall is
really cheap stuff.

Got any construction / remodeling going on nearby?
Maybe you can get drywall "leftovers" cheap (free?) or offer to buy
damaged sheets from the local lumber yard or BORG? But
again .....good sheets are ~$8, that's only 25c per sq ft

Drywall is so cheap that at the end of a job I'm always giving it away
or throwing it away.....misc pieces aren't worth messing with. But if
you have a place to store it, dry & neat, you can stock pile it until
you have enough to work with.

Drywall (even the "good stuff", yeah, right, whatever that means) is
only about 30c per sq ft max.
A typical room 12 x 15 would need about $150 worth of drywall.
Putting it together out of "rems" would mean more taping, mudding &
sanding...again what's your time worth plus the extra mud & screens?

Stucco (imo) is not going to be cheaper even if your labor is
free......you'll need a "surface" to stucco against, at a
minimum....line wire & paper plus WWF plus the cost of the "stucco"
mix materials.... SWAG about in the 30c or more per sq ft again.

IMO your cheapest solution is going to be "free" drywall...if you make
a connection with someone (drywall contractor) who needs to get rid of
the stuff on a regular basis you "might" be able to stockpile enough
decent sized sheets that it would be worthwhile. But gas & miles on
your vehicle aren't free. Even a crappy install / mud & tape job
can be rescued by a heavy spray texture. Of course it will look like
a low end condo or apt but whatever.

cheers
Bob

Thanks for your reply, Bob. I've done the drywall bit many
times thru the years. Hell, I can probably still blow white
boogers from my 'sanding apprenticeship' as a kid helping
my dad. Again I'm looking for something different. There's
gotta be novel ways to skin this cat.