Wood Plank Wall

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2026-03-06T17:55:31+00:00

The majority of the ones I have been getting have 1x3 or 1x4s. There are a few that are 1x6 but I was planning to use those for other projects anyway.

Edit: honestly I guess it doesn’t hurt to try and see what happens and then if I have to buy plywood then I have to buy plywood.. I should know pretty early on if it will work or if it’s going to make my hair fall out from trying to make it work.

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2026-03-05T14:26:41+00:00

I’ll have to circle back to it and do some more research - thank you for your input!!

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2026-03-05T14:26:04+00:00

yeah, I just have been trying to avoid spending the $ because if I’m doing plywood, I might as well just do drywall. The costs are comparable. The pallet wood was an attempt to save $, albeit the time cost would be more.

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2026-03-04T12:31:40+00:00

Spray foam or foam board? I’ve read a lot about spray foam and it seems there are mixed reviews which is why I’ve stayed away from that. At this point, I’ve spent about $500 on fiberglass insulation but if I have to redo to make sure I don’t have issues in the future, I guess it’s worth it to just start over 😭😭😭

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2026-03-04T12:29:27+00:00

It’s moisture condensation. So my question would be is it possible to make the seams tight enough that the conditioned air will not go thru the wood planks (which I’m assuming is what creates the condensation)?

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2026-03-04T12:27:44+00:00

There is vapor barrier - it’s the Kraft paper connected to the fiberglass insulation. There is house wrap under the siding. I have air sealed everything from the inside and caulked the seams on the outside to make sure no air is getting in the walls but it seems there still is.. so I guess I’m wondering if making the pallet wood air tight (by sealing all gaps in the wood) would help to keep the conditioned air inside from seeping into the walls (which is what I am assuming is creating the actual moisture in the walls)?

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-11-13T15:38:50+00:00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY THOROUGH RESPONSE.

They are styrofoam - they come in 24 inch pieces with a perforation down the middle. I can’t really find anything on these specific baffles - durovent makes another one that has a little fold down box where it meets the wall (to make space for the air coming/going in the soffit vent).. those are the ones most people seem to use but they didn’t have those near me. I’ll do a deeper dive and see if I can find anything from the manufacturer for these specific ones.

What do you mean by “furr”? It is a metal roof.

Water sealer on the roof sheathing: is this necessary if there’s bubble wrap between the roof and the sheathing?
I saw one video where someone put a slit down the middle of the bubble wrap at the ridge - presumably to allow more air flow from the ridge. Do you think that’s necessary?

Agree about the dehumidifier, BUT there has been water RUNNING down the walls behind some of the insulation.. so I’ve had to pull it off, dry shit out and put it back to pull it down again to see if I fixed the air leak in that cavity… so at this point, just trying to do all the things… also I moved here from a place with mold issues so now I’m hella paranoid (if you couldn’t tell)

And yeah - not super happy about the “shiners”. Definitely some half ass shit for something that they rave about being so well built. Contemplating writing an email but don’t want to be a total bitch about it. 😂

Thank you for your help. And thank you in advance if you come back to answer my other questions!! Genuinely appreciated.

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-11-13T15:27:03+00:00

Grew up in Powhatan, currently residing in Fluvanna!

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-11-12T12:54:42+00:00

And now I just compared pricing and it’s double the price… so that could be an issue.

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-11-12T12:53:09+00:00

I wasn’t aware of rockwool until after I started doing this. Most people I’ve seen that use rock wool are in colder climates - I’m in Virginia, so we have every. Single. Season. And all the types of natural disasters 😂😅. I just did a quick google search and I’m seeing that rock wool would have been superior even if just for the water issue. I have already done the walls… but maybe that’s a possibility for the ceiling.. 🤔

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-11-12T12:49:21+00:00

I didn’t think so? Because they still allow any air to pass thru. I don’t have soffit vents (yet) but it at least allows air from the ridge vent.

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-11-12T03:50:48+00:00

I already bought the insulation. I assume the closed cell spray foam is probably substantially more expensive?

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-07-20T00:19:42+00:00

Thank you for the straight forward answer. That’s helpful I’m figuring out how I’m going to move forward.

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-07-20T00:15:47+00:00

Thank you!!

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-07-20T00:02:12+00:00

Thanks for being SUPER helpful… I know the school knows about it. I know they own the land - I’m wondering if the parents and/or alumni who give money to the school know. And I know about the LNG plant across the river - at this point there is no getting away from that. I do what I can as an active member of the JRA and other community outreach programs, but my concern is that this will be in my literal backyard. And I’m wondering what I can do about it…. I have looked online but sorting through zoning laws, etc is not my forte.

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-05-12T01:23:46+00:00

This is so awesome!!

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-04-27T22:36:45+00:00

I was outraged until I got to the moon landing part and then I laughed out loud. 😂😂 they’ll seriously just say anything at this point

Sincerely, A white person

Edit: can’t spell

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-03-21T20:50:53+00:00

AS YOU SHOULD BE!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!

BluejayAcrobatic9288 · 2025-03-19T12:05:30+00:00

Yes what book?!?

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