Attaching pine board ceiling to airtight drywall
Darren Williams| Posted inGreen Building Techniqueson
Cathedral ceiling with airtight drywall, want to cover with pine boards. Whats the way to avoid air leakage in the drywall? Is glue strong enough to use on its own? I was thinking of running strips of self sealing membrane along the rafter lines and being careful to only nail at that point. Am I overthinking the process and as long as the nails hit the rafters it won’t cause leaks?
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Darren,
Nails or screws are fine. As long as the fasteners stay in place, the amount of air leakage won't be enough to worry about.
Yes you are over thinking... You can use a lsyer of rigid foam taped which I like to do.