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indoor na kisame or outdoor?

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indoor na kisame or outdoor?

Indoor po sir... para sa 2nd floor... gawa na po kasi ang ceiling wooden frame...

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depende sa budget mo.

gypsum board=mukhang opisina ang dating

plywood=the conventional

hardiflex=difficult to cut odd shapes, cutter cuts only in straight lines,
hindi binubukbok or nasisira ng water seepage..pero mabigat ikabit...pang exterior and soffit lang ideally (soffit=yung kisame sa lampas na bubong)...me jigsaw blades carbide tipped for fibercement boards but not locally available (bosch)

pvc=aesthetically pleasing, madaming variety, wood designs mostly, you need a sliding miter saw here..or just a jigsaw..or a table saw to cut panels...but since the frame is done, you cant use this and quite expensive...relatively stable and wont rot.

hardwood=available in T&G, expensive...needs skilled carpenter

btw..regarding asbestos, its fire retardant and sound proofing material..as long as you wear OSHA specified masks like 3M then you wont get asbestosis (and eventual lung damage).

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hardiflex: because of its weight, pwede rin mag sag (lumobo) ng konti yung panels especially if nailing-in procedures is not done right. At times, makikita yung sags only after painting.

One advantage though in painting, if bare cement walls, you'll only have to use one type of paint (latex) to prime both the walls & ceilings...

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newbie po here...ask ko lng po sna kung ung class A na plywood kelangan pa masilyahan before lagyan ng paint or khit di na po ok lng paint na?tia

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id prefer to apply putty to any plywood i will use for ceiling installation...i wanted the ceiling smooth.

class A ply still has pores in it and absorbed paints differently..so masilyahan mo na sa ibaba pa lang.

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newbie po here...ask ko lng po sna kung ung class A na plywood kelangan pa masilyahan before lagyan ng paint or khit di na po ok lng paint na?tia

I don't think the class of plywood would matter much, it really depends on what paint you want for your ply..if your going for duco finish then you have to put putty on every inch of, if straight enamel then no need. Just fill any defects/ connections with putty.

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If I were to do my plywood kisame again I would want to have some clearance between each cut when installed. This will allow for wood movement para wag lumobo sa joints kasi dikit dikit. . I think they call it V-Cut if I am not mistaken.

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oh i see..thanks for the adv and inputs.
but does it mean na even if we use class C plywood on our ceiling, still that wud be ok for as long as we put masilya on not so good surface of it? but plywood's classes varies only on their finishing (tama po ba?) i mean the surface of class A is smoother compared to other class :confused: sorry, totally clueless po ako..

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with my experience with plywood locally, there are only a few brands i know who sells class A plywood and specifically the marine plywood.they are the sta clara, uniplywood and the latest to join is the Apo (makers of gi sheets and engineered flooring etc etc)...

most if not all locally sold plywood in your neighborhood small hardware stores are of the class c type.

more importantly, class A differs from the rest in two points...1. flatness and 2..irregularities and surface imperfections...

another point is that...those quality brands i mentioned uses quality adhesives especially tailored for marine plywood...

sta clara for one boasts of their products being used in boatbuilding industries.

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If the same rules apply here as it is in other countries, the class usually denotes the quality of the veneer that is placed on the faces of the ply. I noticed on the marine ply that i always use, which is Uniwood, there are markings which denote C/D which when you look at the face there is one face which is better looking than the other. Class A plywood i think is also called furniture grade plywood because the face veneer are made up of exotic wood species. These cost around P2,500 to above P5,000 a sheet.

So with those prices it is not advisable to use the higher grades of ply just for ceiling use. The regular plywood available at the hardware which have face grades of C/D are more than adequate specially since your going to paint them anyway. Just touch up the undesirable parts (if any) with masilya.

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sirs, using an ordinary plywood for ceiling and/or divider...do we need to put masilya pa po ba on the whole surface (one side of it) or even just the not so smooth/defective parts nlng po?

for the purpose of putting paints on it nmn po.may mga kelangan p po b muna gawin sa plywood before lagyan ng paint?

tia and sorry for the ignorance as hubby and i are planning to DIY the paintings on our wall and ceiling...tipid mode po

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kung tipid mode eh pwede na siguro yung ordinary plywood.

kelangan kasi i primer before pinturahan yan..kasi kung wala primer eh sisipsipin ng sisipsipin ng plywood yung paint (example: quick dry enamel paint)

kung enamel ang gagamitin nyong final finish eh "flat wall enamel" ang primer...one coat lang with brush or roller..buy the cheapest roller para pede na itapon after...kasi you need to wait for at least 24 hours before recoat...mga two coats ok na yun..so all in all three coats pati yung primer...for an estimate, one plywood will need 1/2 quart ng paint.

nowadays i use a primer made by Ace paints available sa ace hardware..."Stain Halt" primer good for any type of paint..mejo mahal lang at 1,200p per gallon...but with this primer i can use a quick drying non toxic acrylic paints...sa enamel kasi kahit 1 week di pa nawawala yung amoy ng paint...

pag divider eh the more na dapat me primer..kung ordinary ply eh madami surface imperfections yan kaya you use a glazing putty..inaaply yan ng paleta...tapos liha to death...then apply your final finish...i dont use a glazxing putty nowadays but using now acrylic putty sold in any DIY shops like handyman...135 pesos yata per 1/2 quart..meron na sha spatula for application...liha din after then your final finish (pag sinabi finish..top coat ng primer)

cge post pa ikaw ng questions...or wait for the others to comment and suggest more.

@moji,

meron pa bang available na veneered ply other than our narra ply sa local market?

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@violaine,

Yup there are several suppliers here, usually the veneer suppliers also sell plywood backed veneer.