<div dir="ltr">Great stuff. Thank you all for your suggestions and experiences. 3/4" is very doable, In one particular area it is close, but I can make it work. 3" long drywall screws also seems like a great idea. I have a bunch of those left over from twenty years ago, before I ever met Robertson much less Torx screws. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 12:14 PM, Jeff Martin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeff@open2learn.ca" target="_blank">jeff@open2learn.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>We've been using nominal 1 x 3s (3/4" x 2 5/8"). I agree with
Clarke that 3/8" seems likely to be too thin. I don't think that
3/8" strips would hold the screws reliably or be stiff enough,
although ripped strips of 3/8" plywood might.</p>
<p>If trying to gain 3/8" of space is that crucial, I think the
better solution for you, Reuben, is to temporarily hold the foam
in place with the washered nails, then install your drywall
directly over the foam, using 3" drywall screws. That way you'll
gain the full 3/4" you would have lost using furring strips
between the foam and the drywall. I think the main challenge that
you'll face is hitting your studs reliably, when you're driving
the 3" screws through the foam, especially at inside corners.</p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
<p>Jeff<br>
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Thew strips I was thinking of were thicker, my experience was with
2x4s; 3/8" is pretty thin, not much to grab. <br>
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<div>On Dec 1, 2016, at 1:04 PM, Reuben Deumling <<a href="mailto:9watts@gmail.com" target="_blank">9watts@gmail.com</a>>
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<div>I didn't have any particular glue in mind, just know
that gluing sheet rock is done. About the furring strips,
do the nails you're talking about go all the way through?
And if so, couldn't one skip the fasteners holding the
sheet itself and simply secure with one set through the
furring strips? And since (in my case) the whole point
here is to minimize wall thickness overall, how thin of a
furring strip could one hope to get away with?
3/8"x1-1/2"? <br>
I realize we're trying to not split the strips with the
drywall screws, or screws holding the assembly to the
studs below.... <br>
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Thanks for all your suggestions. Delighted this list does
still exist even if we've gotten kind of quiet. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 8:53 AM,
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<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Quick hint: I found
that a nail gun is essential when attaching furring
strips over foam. When you drive them with a hammer,
<div>that 2nd, 3rd (4th?) blow will have crushed the
foam. The nail gun hits it so decisively, the foam
says firm. <br>
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<div>On Nov 30, 2016, at 9:59 PM, Jeff Martin
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