Drywall walls — walls, trim + paint: code vs good practice

Code: no specific requirement. Good practice: ½″.

Drywall ceilings — walls, trim + paint: code vs good practice

Code: no specific requirement. Good practice: ⅝″.

Code: no specific requirement. Good practice: Level 4.

Code: no specific requirement. Good practice: Level 5.

Code: no specific requirement. Good practice: semi-gloss or satin.

Code: lead-safe work. Good practice: meet code.

Fixtures · Chapter 20

The last layer people see and touch: drywall, trim and paint. Good finishes hide nothing because nothing needs hiding.

GA-214 drywall finish levelsEPA lead-safe (pre-1978)Paint maker specs

20.1

Drywall quality shows in raking light. Thickness, finish level and texture are choices, not defaults.

Raking light finds every flaw.

The rest of Walls, trim + paint: 2 more spreads, 13 drawings and 1 code citation, plus every other chapter, is part of the full fieldbook.

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