Center-match for interior walls, anyone done it?

10 years ago

Hey guys! I am new to the board but I have been following for a while! We finally have our bids back and should be starting next month! The land is ready! We are building in Louisiana. So, hello to you all!

We talked to one builder who said I could use center match on the interior walls in lieu of sheetrock. I want the old wood planked walls look. Does anyone have any experience with that? I can't find much on the web!

Comments (6)

uponthehilltop
10 years ago
I am interested to see what you find out! Congratulations on beginning your build, it is an exciting time. This forum has been so helpful and encouraging!
Annie Deighnaugh
10 years ago
We call it tongue and groove...it works fine, but expensive I would think.
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User
10 years ago
Fire code will require that it be installed over drywall, not instead of drywall. Be very careful of any othr suggestions from this guy. He ought to know that. It's Building 101. And yeah, it's Expensive as a decor choice. There's nothing cheaper than drywall.
nappervalleyview
Original Author
10 years ago
That is what has me worried! It is cheaper than sheetrock! And I don't have to pay someone to tape it and mud it like sheetrock. They said as long as it is the kind that is as thick as sheetrock I won't have to back it with sheetrock. I couldn't believe that it would save me money! Super crazy. I need to talk to my builder more about it though. Don't want to hang it and then have to take it down for fire code! Thanks for your help!
User
10 years ago
Might they be talking about something like a fiber cement exterior siding? That could go over studs directly, but no way is it cheaper than drywall. Absolutely NOTHING is cheaper than drywall.

Find out specifically what product that they are suggesting.
energy_rater_la
10 years ago
it would be a super leaky wall.

I test homes with blower door equipment to
find leakage & have done a couple homes
with T&G or beadboard walls/ceilings.

these rooms were excessively leaky to the
point of requiring a lot of work to seal leaks.

much much easier would be simply to sheetrock.
& tape joints of sheetrock, then install T&G
on top.

btw..there is a T&G beadboard that is inexpensive
thin & looks really great when clear coated to let
natural light wood show through.

having rooms/ walls with individual boards with
no sheetrock behind them will cause huge
utility costs here in La. along with uncomfortable
rooms with high relative humidity.

and for your own good...start thinking hvac systems,
and shop only companies who will do an accurate
load calc. we have enough issues with RH inside
our homes without putting bigger is better hvac
systems in that don't run long enough to remove
humidity.

whereabouts in La are you building?

best of luck.