Posted by Billy NY on February 25, 2010 at 04:04:01 from (74.67.3.238):
In Reply to: OT Drywall Question posted by super99 on February 24, 2010 at 14:22:37:
Ditto to what was said below, ideally, you should be running the heat, 60-65 F would be ideal, as would maintaining a temperature around that prior to and after each successive coat. When you are at that phase of the job, during cold weather, temp heat or having the buildings heating system commissioned and fired up and in use is a direct cost of the overall cost of the building.
Colder temps, the joint compound will take excessive time to dry, and could create minor problems, hard to comment on that, too many variables. I've been around a lot of jobs where trailer loads of drywall and joint compound were installed, high rises, commercial buildings etc. if in the winter time, heat was on consistently, no fluctuation.
I think keeping the substrate temperature within tolerance in advance of performing the work and after is important like was mentioned, it takes time to get things warmed up besides the air, I'd heat the area until done if were me.
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