Hi.
I am renovating a finished basement, and on the walls, there are (I think) 45mm wooden studs and particle boards, possibly with insulation behind. I have removed the old burlap and am now thinking of wallpapering.
Since I have to skim coat everything, I am considering whether it might be easier to replace the boards with drywall, or possibly have nothing on the wall at all.
There are currently no moisture problems in the house, but since I'm working on it, I might as well improve.
On the floor, there is a lacquered wooden floor, and I don't know how far under the wall this goes, but I assume it's 15mm from the concrete. Two out of the three walls in the room are against exterior walls, and the third, which is against the pantry, I should be able to put 6mm drywall directly over the particle board without jeopardizing the current construction, which has held up so far (house built in '58, basement likely finished in the early '70s).
Grateful for any thoughts of any kind.
I am renovating a finished basement, and on the walls, there are (I think) 45mm wooden studs and particle boards, possibly with insulation behind. I have removed the old burlap and am now thinking of wallpapering.
Since I have to skim coat everything, I am considering whether it might be easier to replace the boards with drywall, or possibly have nothing on the wall at all.
There are currently no moisture problems in the house, but since I'm working on it, I might as well improve.
On the floor, there is a lacquered wooden floor, and I don't know how far under the wall this goes, but I assume it's 15mm from the concrete. Two out of the three walls in the room are against exterior walls, and the third, which is against the pantry, I should be able to put 6mm drywall directly over the particle board without jeopardizing the current construction, which has held up so far (house built in '58, basement likely finished in the early '70s).
Grateful for any thoughts of any kind.
I would have torn down the chipboards and wooden studs and replaced them with plasterboard/metal studs. It's still quite a hassle to skim coat plus sanding, so this way you get a much better construction for insignificantly more work (though a little more money).
The job will probably be easier that way as you say, also avoiding a lot of sanding dust.
The question is then how the floor is constructed; is it likely that it is installed before the wall so the bottom plate for the wall is above the floor?
You probably can't answer that without seeing it, but how is it usually done?
The question is then how the floor is constructed; is it likely that it is installed before the wall so the bottom plate for the wall is above the floor?
You probably can't answer that without seeing it, but how is it usually done?
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Take everything down from the walls in the basement... Plaster (gypsum plaster) on the concrete block or whatever the basement is built of and insulate on the outside - studs insulation and boards on the inside is a mischief 