blueboard and/or drywall

-------------------------------------------------------- I just recently had my bathroom plastered from a so-called professional. They installed blueboard on the walls until they ran out and decided to install regular drywall to finish the job. When I asked if it would stand up to moisture they said "no problem" we do it all the time. from what I understand regular drywall is NOT made to be plastered.

Is this right or should I have it all replaced? any recommendations from a REAL professional out there?

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Carpenter Ant
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Carpenter Ant

Interesting higlighting ... You tell me why- profit motive? It's still just a lamination of paper and gypsum, and you will find a variety of expert advice as to its limitations in standing up to water.

USG says, for instance: " Deterioration complaints due to water intrusion behind the ceramic tile dropped dramatically with the introduction of SHEETROCK® brand W/R Gypsum Panels. But the new product was not the full answer to water deterioration problems. If the ceramic tile grout cracks and lets water get behind the W/R gypsum panels, the W/R gypsum panels will eventually fail.

IOW, green-board may be fine for panels that cannot be gotten wet, but it is far from _the_ answer for showers/baths. As opposed to materials like Durock.

HTH, John

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John Barry

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