Pioneering Use of Sheetrock as Exterior Material
A reader performs a little citizen journalism in documenting this bit of shoddy workmanship on Madison between Bedford and Nostrand. I’ve seen a few sheets of poorly installed and finished sheetrock in my time, but this takes the cake, man. The use of this product that hates water on an exterior, even for two minutes,…
A reader performs a little citizen journalism in documenting this bit of shoddy workmanship on Madison between Bedford and Nostrand.
I’ve seen a few sheets of poorly installed and finished sheetrock in my time, but this takes the cake, man. The use of this product that hates water on an exterior, even for two minutes, is totally outrageous. They didn’t even use greenboard!
Looks to us like somebody forgot a window!
UPDATE: We added a close-up photo below.
I just found out the a house I bought in 1996, (a 1970s exterior stucco construction 2000 square foot house I bought to retire in), was constructed out of drywall coated with stucco. How is this even possible? I thought there were laws?!? If anyone has any ides, please write to jfomull@hotmail.com ..this is proving to be a financial disaster for a couple that was actually hoping to retire in the next few years. I appreciated this site, knowing that there are other creeps out there. Sue Kay
I just found out the a house I bought in 1996, (a 1970s exterior stucco construction 2000 square foot house I bought to retire in), was constructed out of drywall coated with stucco. How is this even possible? I thought there were laws?!? If anyone has any ides, please write to jfomull@hotmail.com ..this is proving to be a financial disaster for a couple that was actually hoping to retire in the next few years. I appreciated this site, knowing that there are other creeps out there. Sue Kay
I just found out the a house I bought in 1996, (a 1970s exterior stucco construction 2000 square foot house I bought to retire in), was constructed out of drywall coated with stucco. How is this even possible? I thought there were laws?!? If anyone has any ides, please write to jfomull@hotmail.com ..this is proving to be a financial disaster for a couple that was actually hoping to retire in the next few years. I appreciated this site, knowing that there are other creeps out there. Sue Kay
I just found out the a house I bought in 1996, (a 1970s exterior stucco construction 2000 square foot house I bought to retire in), was constructed out of drywall coated with stucco. How is this even possible? I thought there were laws?!? If anyone has any ides, please write to jfomull@hotmail.com ..this is proving to be a financial disaster for a couple that was actually hoping to retire in the next few years. I appreciated this site, knowing that there are other creeps out there. Sue Kay
I just found out the a house I bought in 1996, (a 1970s exterior stucco construction 2000 square foot house I bought to retire in), was constructed out of drywall coated with stucco. How is this even possible? I thought there were laws?!? If anyone has any ides, please write to jfomull@hotmail.com ..this is proving to be a financial disaster for a couple that was actually hoping to retire in the next few years. I appreciated this site, knowing that there are other creeps out there. Sue Kay
I just found out the a house I bought in 1996, (a 1970s exterior stucco construction 2000 square foot house I bought to retire in), was constructed out of drywall coated with stucco. How is this even possible? I thought there were laws?!? If anyone has any ides, please write to jfomull@hotmail.com ..this is proving to be a financial disaster for a couple that was actually hoping to retire in the next few years. I appreciated this site, knowing that there are other creeps out there. Sue Kay
Someone should call that number to report the unsafe conditions: it’s just the soggy paper holding that gypsum up there…a big wind…
I took the photo. I’m a construction professional. I drive by the site almost everyday. I will send updates. But you know its going to be clad in brick. You know they’re going to leave the sheetrock on it as is. You know nothing will happen except the house will forever have bad vibes.
As I stated, this material has no business put “against the wind” as they say.
There is nothing like old time construction.
I thought I’d seen most kinds of scary construction, but I was wrong. I think the person that made the comments about “taping the joints” was not serious – it’s a joke, you know. It’s too bad we can’t see the roof – I am sure that sheetrock is cheaper than tar and gravel.
I suppose with a bit of type 1 mastic for stickum and some fine quality fake brick you could have a quality facade, guaranteed to last for years as long as it doesn’t rain or snow, or have variations in temperature which hardly ever happens in New York.