Just saw a new build in Austin using 1/2 inch board on 24 inch studs, and I think it's a bad call.

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Read a contractor's blog where he swore off 24 inch centers for interior walls. He said even with 5/8 board, you get too much bounce and can hear people talking through it. The half inch stuff would be like a drum skin.

oliver_anderson1mo ago

I framed my last house on 16 inch centers with 5/8 board and it worked great - solid as a rock and barely any sound bleed through. What did you end up going with?

richard_ross2mo ago

That's asking for trouble, especially with how much the walls will flex.