Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Building a low chemical home - looking for interior wall 6Apr 22, 2019 11:59 pm Ketch123 alexp79 Not exactly, they do adsorb water excess but they are also self-drying. There was indeed an issue due to chloride contained inside the boards, I believe, in Netherlands where they used those boards as a cladding somewhere near the coast, where humidities were regularly exceeding 90%+, they also haven't used properly galvanised stainless steel screws to attach them. I won't be advising to use chloride based MgO boards outside, anyway. But also they are currently producing chloride free magnesium sulfate boards, which do not have corrosion issues chloride-based boards used to have. Oh I didn't realise Magnesium sulfate boards were different. Thats fantastic news. Are there any manufacturers that you'd recommend? The only one I've found is Firecrunch. Firecrunch are good (but a bit pricey in my opinion, e.g. they are asking $18 per sqm for 10 mm board +GST), there are several big vendors at Alibaba and I suspect Firecrunch are likely to be white labeling from one of them. I also have prices from one of the vendors and they are less than US$3 per sqm when purchased in containers but plus + freight + customs + brokerage, so you will likely end up quite close to Firecrunch price. I am looking for someone who might have tackled a similar issue as me. I have a few rendered interior walls, the surface condition is hardly flat. I can see all the bumps… 0 7971 Hi Would love some advice on a DIY project I've dived into that's now keeping me up at night. We've got a cool 1970's Mid Century style house here in NZ and have always… 0 4006 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Thanks. I was thinking of using either Extreme Joist or LOWDECK timbers for joists. Any idea what sets them apart and which… 2 12889 |