The popular wood panels from the 70s and 80s is typically wainscoting and that shit is hella thin
Comment on I am not a builder… but that does not seem right
daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 days agoI don’t think so. Modern homes are usually standard drywall. I live in an older home that has wood panneling as was common in the '70s. It’s a bitch to hang anything with it.
Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 2 days ago
daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes it is, and you can hear everything going on in the room next to yours.
A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 2 days ago
drywall is how you guys call that plaster infused cardboard construction material, right?
FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Correct, gypsum infused cardboard, usually screwed into 2x4 wood studs. It can support a significant amount of weight if it is distributed evenly which is why we have drywall anchors to add stability, but it will never be as solid as a bolt sunk into a stud, weather and other conditions render it into wet chalk and your tv will swan dive into the carpet at some point
Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Doesn’t feel safe to me, like the pig in the wooden house
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 2 days ago
“Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll hurricane your house down”
daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, but it’s more than that. I am by no means an expert though. The Wikipedia article can explain it better than me. What are your walls made of?
zerofk@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Note: not a professional, I’ve just helped a few people with renovations.
In Europe, usually brick, concrete, or in newer homes interior walls use “fast build bricks”, which are larger and lighter. In not sure, but pretty confident that these are largely gypsum.
Sometimes larger rooms are partitioned with plates made of cardboard and gypsum - I suspect these are very similar to your drywall. But these are not part of the permanent structure, and new owners will often change or remove them (but honestly they sometimes remove brick walls too, which is fine as long as it’s not a structural wall).
In my own house, one wall (between kitchen and dining room) is entirely wood. All the rest is brick, finished with plaster. This house was built in the early 80s.