Your main concern is air entering the wall cavity, the holes you put they the drywall won't let that happen. And you will likely caulk the edges of the trim to further seal the wall.
Wall mount design and vapour barrier
Hi,
Just a quick question i have been wondering about, my wife wanted to design our wall using baseboards and all that. I used a nail gun to mount the baseboards to the wall to her design but then it hit me that behind the wall there was vapour barrier as the other side of the wall is the exterior. I was just curious if this was a bad thing because the nails for sure made holes in the vapour barrier as it went through the drywall, or is the holes just small enough that its okay? Just a thought because i was always taught that there should be no holes at all. Thank you in advance
Just a quick question i have been wondering about, my wife wanted to design our wall using baseboards and all that. I used a nail gun to mount the baseboards to the wall to her design but then it hit me that behind the wall there was vapour barrier as the other side of the wall is the exterior. I was just curious if this was a bad thing because the nails for sure made holes in the vapour barrier as it went through the drywall, or is the holes just small enough that its okay? Just a thought because i was always taught that there should be no holes at all. Thank you in advance
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Thank you, this makes more sense!Your main concern is air entering the wall cavity, the holes you put they the drywall won't let that happen. And you will likely caulk the edges of the trim to further seal the wall.
Trim, baseboards, etc., should be nailed into plates, studs, nailers, and never just through drywall.
Just my opinion.
I would never install plastic in a wall unless it was smart plastic and knew the difference between summer and winter.
Just my opinion.
I would never install plastic in a wall unless it was smart plastic and knew the difference between summer and winter.
Nails on a toe nail in opposing directions will hold fine, just like those picture hangers do.Trim, baseboards, etc., should be nailed into plates, studs, nailers, and never just through drywall.
Just my opinion.
I would never install plastic in a wall unless it was smart plastic and knew the difference between summer and winter.
Assuming you are talking more than just the "baseboard" at the bottom of the wall, more like the whole wall is covered in shiplap or bead board or something. No worries, splitting hairs.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bas...=3#imgrc=FYgaGEB6_MSyLM&imgdii=JJPWoY1mior03M
It would look similar to this, i copied and pasted the url link from google. I most likely will miss hitting studds and just go through drywall, thats why i was wondering. Thank you!
It would look similar to this, i copied and pasted the url link from google. I most likely will miss hitting studds and just go through drywall, thats why i was wondering. Thank you!
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