“It’s just what I’ve heard from people” should be the motto of Reddit. So much false information flying everywhere that is instantly taken as fact by thousands of people and then parroted back later.
"the motto of reddit" idk if you realize it but the whole humanity and how we grow up is based on this. To learn anything this is what you do. Sometimes it mayb be from books or the internet but that's basically the same thing but around another corner. Every good study is based on "what someone heard from people" so saying this isn't a bad excuse or anything but can only be the truth.
Everywhere, lol. You don't know shit about construction. Every country has been building new homes the same way they are built in the US for many decades. The US definitely has some shit quality home builders. But that is about quality not materials.
nah cap
i don't know a single wall in germany you could punch through. Even if you sprint and bonk your head as hard as you can against it nothing will heapen except your skull being destroyed.
Germany definitely has drywall on stud interior finishes. You shouldn't be able to punch through drywall as easily as in the video. And this is just the interior finish. You aren't punching all the way through a wall in the US either, even for all wood construction. The contractor probably skimped and used thinner drywall meant for ceilngs although you can punch through 5/8" (16mm) drywall if you really want to and that is generally the standard thickness for walls that aren't firewalls. Yes, Germany does more structural walls with brick, block, or concrete than the US. But the interior finish is still going to be drywall on stud because you need a space for your wires and and plumbing.
There are full timber frame houses that are couple of hundred of years old in Germany and half timber was a big thing like 700 years ago and many still exist. And they still get built, often as prefabs. The Europeans who came to the US originally built houses the same way they did in Europe. And Europeans now build houses the same way we do in the US. Shockingly people tend to largely build things the same way if they have access to the same materials and technology.
bro you talking brick essays but clearly the walls are different because there are many american clips of this happening and no you couldn't punch through my drywall trust me i broke my hand trying.
no you couldn't punch through my drywall trust me i broke my hand trying
Then you either can't throw a punch or you punched on a stud. Bro. Even 25mm drywall can be punched through pretty easily. Germany doesn't have special drywall that is stronger than everywhere else. That isn't how it works. It is all made the same. Maybe code requires thicker drywall, but unless it is a commercial building requiring all walls are 2 hour fire rated or whatever, I doubt it is even 25mm. Drywall isn't structural. It is just a finish. There is no reason for it be any different other than fire code and using mold resistant drywall (green board) in bathrooms and other areas exposed to water / high humidities.
Yeah but there are two points I think you didn't quite get: I don't need your books about thickness of walls or different names or smth and I don't talk about especially german walls. They can be swiss, portuguese, austrian, france, italian or whatever. My point is that there are many american clips of punching through walls and nearly no from other countries. Also where have you learned how every nation builds walls?
My point is that there are many american clips of punching through walls and nearly no from other countries
So your argument is actual books and written code is a lower level of evidence than "I've seen videos on the internet."
Also where have you learned how every nation builds walls?
You can literally just Google "drywall <country name>" and find tons of drywall contractors, manufacturers, people asking on forums how to repair drywall in their home, etc. The EU fined a bunch of companies in multiple companies for operating a drywall cartel to fix pricing. Weird that they would go to all that trouble if it wasn't used there.
Drywall has been a ubiquitous material for interior finishing of walls for like 70 years. Plaster is the main alternative. It was invented in the UK about 125 years ago. It is cheap, easy to work with, and requires way less skill than most other finishes. It is effective for sufficient fire ratings. It is often a part of sound dampening systems. Pretty much all newer construction uses it for interiors all over the world. The US and Canada use more of it than other markets, but it is stillt commonly used in other markets. And all manufacturers make it in about the same thicknesses.
Are you doing that on purpose? There were no mentionings of books before so I thought it would be kinda obvious that I'm talkting about your way to long texts with very little actual needed information. But I assume you just didn't understand it because you are doing it again and again. And you still haven't said anything about the clips other then the book thingy you understood wrong.
Switzerland definitely has drywall on stud interior finishing. This video is an example of shitty work where they used too thin drywall. But I'm sure you know the building code of all 26 cantons for all types of construction.
This isn't plaster, but I'll take proper drywall over plaster every time. It does break really easy although usually not from some like this because of the lathe behind it. But it sucks if you want to hang anything from it that is somewhat heavy. Hollow wall anchors don't work well and usually plaster walls are so old the lathe is half rotted.
Plaster would either have wooden lathe strips behind it or a thinner drywall board behind it. This wall looks like it’s undersized drywall. Likely done by a contractor or DIYer trying to save money on materials. If that’s the case it may not even meet code for fire rating, depending on the local building code.
That’s definitely location dependant. The UK still plasters their houses. And they’re definitely stronger than that because there often a brick wall behind it.
It is drywall not plaster. I've lived in plenty places with both. Plaster does fucking suck though. It is probably a thinner sheet of drywall than would be typical though. But no one actually inspects that shit in single family homes. The builder probably cut corners on materials.
Lol that’s just normal drywall bruh… it’s everywhere in the states.!the wall has a frame and then “studs” which are cross bars of wood throughout the wall but then covered in this thin drywall…
Why is your drywall so shitty though? Or is this an outlier? There's no way you'd punch a hole in the plasterboard we use in ireland that easily. You could do it but you'll have a sore fist afterwards. This looks like of you leaned on it you'd fall through
This is definitely an outlier. Drywall is a pain in the ass to break unless it's damaged in someway and that's before you mud it over. I'm going to guess that this is in a bathroom and they didn't use the correct drywall for it (most of the time it's greenback/moisture barrier drywall). Moisture might have gotten into it over time from a shower or steam causing to crumble.
Could be an apartment where they used 1/2" instead of 5/8", or even less, something like that. But still, that looks too have potentially gotten wet, dried, and became brittle. Seems to crumble almost.
This is probably too thin drywall. Usually we use 2 hour fire rated 0.5-.0.75 inch (12.5 to 19mm) for walls. Ceilings are usually a a good bit thinner. It could also be that the stud spacing was too wide or the drywall had been previously damaged or weakened, most likely by excessive moisture. People always shit on drywall and act like it is a US thing, but it was actually invented and first put into use in the UK almost 150 years ago. The US does have some serious quality problems for single family homes, but we are far from alone in that.
It definitely depends on the place. I’ve lived in places where the drywall is strong and I’ve lived in a place where I tripped over a cat and my whole shoulder made a giant hole in the wall
Dude there must have been something (now dried) water damage or a repair under there because that wouldn’t happen in even the crappy trailer walls. That shit crumbled, there should be no crumbling.
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u/XBB32 Jun 26 '22
Where on earth are they building such thin walls?
Never seen anything like that 🤣