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hct4all
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# Posted: 3 Aug 2014 10:36pm
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Good evening. I currently have unfinished drywall at camp and was going to finish it but... I was at a neighbors and he has rough cut hemlock and it is NICE. I plan on putting plastic over the drywall and nailing right to the studs on the walls. I will put plastic and furring strips on the ceiling. Any possible issues? I will use black plastic so any small gaps will not be seen. No current moisture issues. I leave a window cracked 1" and ceiling fan on low.
Thanks!
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bldginsp
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# Posted: 3 Aug 2014 11:22pm
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The only issues could possibly be with moisture if your walls are uninsulated, the weather where you are gets very cold, and you put a lot of warm moist air into the cabin, in which case the dew point would be reached at the plastic under the hemlock, causing condensation on the plastic, conceivably causing mold under the wood. But if the walls are insulated the plastic won't see the dew point
Aside from that remote possibility, in general it's just not a good idea to wrap the whole place in plastic, so the building can breath. But if you leave the window always cracked you are probably getting enough air exchange. But eventually someone will close it all up and then wonder why it seems stale.
You could use 15 lb black paper rather than plastic, which is more permeable
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hct4all
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# Posted: 4 Aug 2014 11:02am
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The walls are insulated. The camp is in northern PA so it can get pretty cold. There are 2 doors and 2 windows in the room so I wish it was a little tighter. I thought that the plastic would stop any possible mold from growing. Thanks for your input.
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bldginsp
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# Posted: 4 Aug 2014 01:59pm
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tightening up the doors and windows will go a long way. One thing that often gets overlooked is the space between the framing and the door or window jamb, or frame. It gets covered with trim but still, if there is no insulation in there, air and cold can freely pass.
good luck
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CaptCanuck
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# Posted: 6 Aug 2014 09:54am
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Is your roof vented?
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hct4all
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# Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:40pm - Edited by: hct4all
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I took the plunge. Done for hunting season. I have 1 wall 1 small part of the ceiling and trim left. I was much more time consuming than I would have thought.
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hct4all
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# Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:46pm
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hct4all
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# Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:54pm
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$400 in hemlock.
60 hours in labor (3 weekends 2 people)
$80 in poly.
Tons of fun.
Except for planning the lumber. That was not much fun.
If I had to do it again I would order 1/2" thick and pay to have it planned.
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bldginsp
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# Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:55pm
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A LOT nicer than sheetrock
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old243
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# Posted: 16 Oct 2014 10:28pm
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Good job. As time goes on the wood will darken and really look good. Also good luck with your hunting . You have a nice place to relax in in the evenings and tell tall tales. old243
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 17 Oct 2014 07:32am
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now it looks like a HUNTING CAMP!!!! great job!!!
I have a buddy that did red cedar in his camp and he put tar paper behind it so you would not see insulation.
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hct4all
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# Posted: 17 Oct 2014 09:41pm
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Thanks for the feedback! It was well worth it 
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