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Bonnie Baffer (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Friday, February 14, 2014 - 12:49 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

I'm looking for a wall finish for existing CMU walls in a dorm. I want something that will breathe, and cover the CMU courses. Any ideas?
Ronald L. Geren, FCSI, AIA, CCS, CCCA, SCIP
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Username: specman

Post Number: 1185
Registered: 03-2003


Posted on Friday, February 14, 2014 - 06:38 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

1/4-inch gypsum board adhesively attached. Taped and finished like thicker panels, then painted.
Ron Geren, FCSI, AIA, CCS, CCCA, SCIP
www.specsandcodes.com
ken hercenberg
Senior Member
Username: khercenberg

Post Number: 712
Registered: 12-2006


Posted on Friday, February 14, 2014 - 10:19 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

I've had good experience with Duroplex from Triarch - http://www.triarchinc.com/products.asp in psych hospitals, dormitories, military facilities, labs, etc.
Jeffrey Wilson CSI CCS
Senior Member
Username: wilsonconsulting

Post Number: 128
Registered: 03-2006
Posted on Saturday, February 15, 2014 - 05:16 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

I once worked for an architecture firm that used Flexi-Wall Systems "Plaster in A Roll" as a decorative finish over CMU. It is a jute wall covering impregnated with gypsum plaster. A special adhesive adheres it to the CMU and crystallizes the plaster, making a very hard surface available in a couple different textures that can be painted with standard latex paint.

It makes a very durable, uniform finish. This firm specified it in prisons and rec centers among other applications.
George A. Everding, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA
Senior Member
Username: geverding

Post Number: 713
Registered: 11-2004


Posted on Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 12:15 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Tnemec has a few products that would work - not necessarily inexpensive, but very durable. Contact your local Tnemec rep.
George A. Everding AIA CSI CCS CCCA
Allegion PLC (formerly Ingersoll Rand)
St. Louis, MO

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