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JayADee:My friend is building a small house on his section for his son, which he designed and drew up himself and is also doing the project management on as he did on his own house years earlier. From the get go they planned on using plywood instead of gib. I think they're at the painting stage now.
Nice bit of work I must say! Who's the son's friend?
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Ge0rge: Mate has done his house with ply, clear coat and black negative detailing. It looks really good.
Is it not prone to bowing?
Not if you use the right thickness (several available).
Below is our sleepout that I lined in 9mm ply (from memory) which is fairly rigid and it certainly hasn't bowed. It's at our bach so I wanted a solution that is easy to work with that I could just trim to length and screw in place quickly, without having to make multiple trips down there to install, plaster, sand, paint etc etc.
I think it came out pretty good and is in keeping with the vibe that I was going for. I have bought some near-clear polyurethane to roll over it next time we are down there.
I installed half or quarter rounds at all the corners to finish it off. That was probably the hardest part - my woodworking skills aren't amazing but I think I did ok - example is below.
You can choose to counter-sink the screws and fill in the holes with wood coloured putty. I am still on the fence about that.
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i lined my garage with is as it likely worked out cheaper (pre covid supply issues). sheets are more expensive but no plaster or paint to worry about and you can easily mount stuff to it.
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