slickdeals
Structural
- Apr 8, 2006
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All,
I am looking at some cracks in drywall partitions in a warehouse building in India. Since the system is not very common, it appears that no control joints were installed and cracks have begun to appear in joints between adjoining panels (horizontal and vertical). These walls separate a conditioned production area from a warehouse and as a result, are subject to a thermal gradient.
The walls are very long and tall (about 100' long and 30' tall). Is it possible to install control joints in an existing wall? Normally, I have seen back-to-back studs with a control joint provided every 30' or so.
Does anyone have any other smart ideas to mitigate this? Or should they rip up a line of panels and install double studs and a true control joint?
It’s no trick to get the answers when you have all the data. The trick is to get the answers when you only have half the data and half that is wrong and you don’t know which half - LORD KELVIN
I am looking at some cracks in drywall partitions in a warehouse building in India. Since the system is not very common, it appears that no control joints were installed and cracks have begun to appear in joints between adjoining panels (horizontal and vertical). These walls separate a conditioned production area from a warehouse and as a result, are subject to a thermal gradient.
The walls are very long and tall (about 100' long and 30' tall). Is it possible to install control joints in an existing wall? Normally, I have seen back-to-back studs with a control joint provided every 30' or so.
Does anyone have any other smart ideas to mitigate this? Or should they rip up a line of panels and install double studs and a true control joint?
It’s no trick to get the answers when you have all the data. The trick is to get the answers when you only have half the data and half that is wrong and you don’t know which half - LORD KELVIN
