Knauf vs. Manson vs. Smell vs. Other things

[seen-da-sizer]

You can peel the FSK of the Knauf, if you need to and your supplier does not have any without FSK. But the faced panels are usually more expensive. I did use Knauf #3 as well, and it is a very rigid panel. Mine have been brown instead of yellow, but no smell as well.

In addition I used Knauf R30 (fluffy stuff) as well. Working with that I hated. It was breaking apart, produced a lot of dust, and was nasty to deal with. A lot nastier that OC R30.

[Jamman]

Thanks for the info.

Yes - I realize you can peel the fsk, but since there is such a cost difference I figured I would buy some that was unfaced so I could have still more panels rather than "waste" the fsk on the nice knauf boards.

Thanks, too, for the info about the knauf fluffy stuff vs. the OC.

When I get back from traveling I'll have to finally decide and get the rest of these made.

Cheers!

[2manyrocks]

Get a copy of the material safety data sheet (or whatever else you can find) and see what they say is in the Manson product. Could be the binder used to hold the material together is offgassing. check if formaldehyde is listed. I have no knowledge about this product-just what I'd check if it were me.