We tore out our kitchen yesterday in our house built in 1936.
We were thinking of raising the ceiling for the new kitchen, as we did in previous rooms, but unfortunately, we discovered an I-beam, so the plan will be partially changed. We're also planning to create a doorway to another room, but there were heating pipes leading to the second floor, so everything feels a bit tough right now!
My thought was to tear down the drywall on all walls to give the electrician the opportunity to install new electricity!
Behind the drywall, it looks like there is a plastered surface with reeds attached to a wall with many crosswise boards (revetted wall according to Google).
My question is whether one should tear down the plaster and reeds and then install OSB and drywall on the wooden planks? Unsure if this is possible without first straightening a lot?
Or should one build on the existing drywall? Of course, the room becomes a bit smaller then, but I wonder what the experts say? Is there any insulating advantage with the reed wall, for example?
How have others done it?
We were thinking of raising the ceiling for the new kitchen, as we did in previous rooms, but unfortunately, we discovered an I-beam, so the plan will be partially changed. We're also planning to create a doorway to another room, but there were heating pipes leading to the second floor, so everything feels a bit tough right now!
My thought was to tear down the drywall on all walls to give the electrician the opportunity to install new electricity!
Behind the drywall, it looks like there is a plastered surface with reeds attached to a wall with many crosswise boards (revetted wall according to Google).
My question is whether one should tear down the plaster and reeds and then install OSB and drywall on the wooden planks? Unsure if this is possible without first straightening a lot?
Or should one build on the existing drywall? Of course, the room becomes a bit smaller then, but I wonder what the experts say? Is there any insulating advantage with the reed wall, for example?
How have others done it?
Sounds like some kind of clad wall, see Wikipedia.
The boards are excellent for screwing into, so you usually don't need any OSB board.
It's hard for someone here to know how curved the plank wall is and if it therefore needs alignment, so you'll probably have to measure it.
The drywall was added much later than 1936, so you can remove it to see how it looks and if the walls are somewhat straight or need alignment.
The boards are excellent for screwing into, so you usually don't need any OSB board.
It's hard for someone here to know how curved the plank wall is and if it therefore needs alignment, so you'll probably have to measure it.
The drywall was added much later than 1936, so you can remove it to see how it looks and if the walls are somewhat straight or need alignment.