BobR wrote:
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That would have been my first thought but then I don't know exactly
what the requestor is up against and that could be a few inches or a
few feet.

Doesn't really matter -- a joint to repair is a joint wherever it is.
(Realistically, can't be more than 2' even if on 24" centers, odds are
they're 16").

Granted, it _could_ possibly be something really bizarre of somebody
blocking off an area and simply laid a sheet in there, but...gotta' play
the odds.

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